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aadea
verb clear (easily seen), unobscured
bookmarkalaa ange
and those there
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkboo ga dae laa
my goodness
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagitilo
verb watchful, be on the lookout, keep aneye on
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
daina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdala
adjective
tame
dangada gai dangada
cannibal
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdangoa
verb grabbed,fallen upon
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdaonga
noun feast
bookmarkde aha
which is it
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdee masae de leo
lose one’s voice (from straining one’s vocal cords)
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkdoo mua
adjective very
bookmarkduu duli
adjective kneel
bookmarkga vaa laa dangada
oh dear (that’s not good)
bookmarkgaha biigi
noun a rope for tying pigs
bookmarkgalasi
ganae-oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkganimuli
noun the second child of a couple
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgumedi de henua
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
hagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahala
a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrespectful way
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagapago iho
adjective to descend suddenly
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhagauda de hau
put on a hau
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhanga-mea
noun
hano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkheboohagi
adjective fight
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
double-edged
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarklodo mao lalo
characteristically hagamao lalo; self-effacing, meek in spirit
bookmarklua-aligi
adjective chiefmate (of a european ship)
bookmarkmaanu iho
adjective to begin to fish while maanu
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dahi
number eleven
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmasugi
adjective having a hole, pierced
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarkmuga
verb used (or done, heard, or known) over and over until bored with
bookmarkngadau age
older
bookmarkngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngadi humai
adjective come without bringing anything (such as gifts)
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkvaasuu ai
vasu ai
like it
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