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aamua ange
higher
bookmarkagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdagaa de maadau
to tie a leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdao tili
noun a spear or harpoon to which a line is attached
bookmarkdau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdeai loo me
i doubt it
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdenga meenei
these ones (plural)
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdiba iho
adjective to tip down; go away from the atoll
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdogi
noun adze
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdoo de --
transfer of a string figure from hand to hand
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgaadu
verb give (colloquial)
bookmarkgadoa
verb to be overdue for parturition
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgave ua podo
gede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
giigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgoloa haangdoa
noun fishing gear
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhagasau madangi
verb to be exposed to the wind
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhagassoga
verb
hakii adu
get out
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
hangaabo
verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhuaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
laangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklaangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklluu
adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarkluu panava
noun scrotum (whole thing)
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagi sali usu
headcold,runny nose
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmanu-ligi
verb lice (immature); louse (immature)
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmmoli
verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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