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aladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbasa gauligi
adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbodu
noun spouse
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuni lunga ma lalo
a pitch black night
bookmarkbuu hale moni
noun mollusk sp.
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdangada de henua
noun natives of nukuoro
bookmarkdao hagaahulu
verb to leave an earth oven covered, even after the food is cooked
bookmarkdatanu
noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdoe
adjective leftover, remain
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkgai ga aha
too bad
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkgelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
gu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagabahhaa
verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises
bookmarkhagabuni
verb gather together (people); have sexualrelations
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagalilo
verb take shelter, to shelter (somethingfrom the elements); blockout (from sight)
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagammuni iho
adjective keep to oneself (what one has done)
bookmarkhagatevelia
verb cause to bristle
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhai sseu
verb wasteful
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhedangisi
adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhulo saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkkai, dalanga
story
bookmarklaavasi
noun meat (or fish, or seafood) which issuitable as food
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklangona
adjective heard,felt
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luilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalanga
adjective
lifted up; departed (as a ship); separate from
manavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkme mmilo
noun current (in the sea)
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmmea be se gaagose
redhot (literally)
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoe
adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)
bookmarkmomme hagadaahao
noun playground
bookmarkmother
tinana
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkohua
verb characterized by having ohu
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity.
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
bookmarkvela
burned
bookmarkvvala
a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water
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