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adu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkanaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkbuu
adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdama daohi
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdango
noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdeai donu
adjective none at all
bookmarkdee maeva
not present, absent
bookmarkdelaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdiba iho
adjective to tip down; go away from the atoll
bookmarkdili gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
doli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkdongi
verb a spot (e.g., on the skin); point at; peck at; a method of fishing for flying fish in which torches are extinguished on alternate legs of the canoe track
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkeu sege
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgaadinga osi
a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgu odi ange ona
he has done all he could
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaloha
adjective piteous,pitiful
bookmarkhagaamua
verb accord honor to
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt from the body (with freshwater)
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkheboohagi lima
adjective fistfight
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkilosia
verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklau henua
verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarkmada age (iho)
adjective take from the bottom (top); take the worst or smallest (best or biggest)
bookmarkmada gapua
noun lagoonward part of a gapua
bookmarkmada hoodanga
noun a depression on the windward reef
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmadegi
adjective be jerked
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmamu-duagaa
noun fishsp.: stingray
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
charlatan
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkolo
noun beach
bookmarkpai
verb a type of cloud formation like babaiangi
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksaugalo
verb stir
bookmarksavini dua
adjective run backwards, move backwards fast
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
sili
adjective drawing to an end
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarkteve de gili
gooseflesh
bookmarktino
noun piece; share
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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