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aau
verb remove
bookmarkahulu
noun fish sp.: goat fish (=madulilau sisisi)
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkboaa ina
adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
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bono aasanga
adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkboolaa
adjective a type of sound, indicating surprise
bookmarkdaabeduge mai
bring a lot of
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdagaa de maadau
to tie a leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdalia-mea
noun mollusksp.: mitra mitra
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
de baasi gee
theopposing side
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkduu-mmea
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgaasia
noun coralsp.: (looks like a flower)
bookmarkgadiou
gaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgide sala
adjective misidentify
bookmarkginadoa
verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgubu vae
noun foot,ankle
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhai ngadaa
adjective difficult
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spirits into human form
bookmarkhine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkhonua
verb filled with
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuudanga
noun way of singing
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarkkau gee
adjective not usedto; hard to
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklie
noun lice eggs
bookmarklodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmada-galisi
verb the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarkniigoi
verb wind around (of a rope, etc.)
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksee
adjective cry aloud
bookmarkseni tao
sleep soundly
bookmarksiili
a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksolo
verb to grate or file (something); to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food (made from grated taro)
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarktogo dahi
first
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