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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkaalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkanaboo nei
tonight (past)
bookmarkanei naa loo
these seem to be
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbaguu
adjective fall over (as a felled tree); tip over; lean (in one direction)
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdahia
verb
shave
dai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdai deeai donu
almost none at all
bookmarkdala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdelaa tagodo
that there is the situation...
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkdungagi
verb nod (one’s head)
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
anything sticky which pulls apart likejelly (applied to certain kinds of seacucumbers, etc.)
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgau henua gee
foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)
bookmarkgiivada
adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination
bookmarkgubu
noun joint (of the hand or foot); verse (of a song)
bookmarkhada
hada
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car: a clam nursery, men’s house
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaduu gaiaa
adjective suspicious by nature
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
adjective risky,dangerous
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhanga benu
adjective to extract pandanus seeds by splitting the fruit
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhilo
verb mix; braid strands of sennit
bookmarkhilo ange
mix with
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhonu tai
high tide
bookmarkhulo gi lunga ma lalo
argue heatedly,fight
bookmarkhulu manu
noun feathers
bookmarkieiange
adjective
kaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklaangi hagadaahao
noun fieldday
bookmarklabodo-tea
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklau kohu
adjective
growing well (of plants)
lele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
magi ssae aalanga
sore muscles (not associated with strain)
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmalo sabo
noun breechclout
bookmarkmasulu de maasina
"a person has died."
bookmarkmilo gee
to turn the opposite way
bookmarkmmene
adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoosugia
verb ripened unevenly (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmother
tinana
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksalahagi
verb an expedition to look for valuable drifting objects, either in the lagoon or in the open sea near the atoll
bookmarksali loimada
adjective to tear1 (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksua aaleloi
a wrestling maneuver
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarkuli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
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