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ade
noun liver
bookmarkagilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkahulu
noun fish sp.: goat fish (=madulilau sisisi)
bookmarkalaa naa
those only
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkanei naa loo
these seem to be
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbaalasi de ada
to take a picture
bookmarkbabu daaea
noun fish sp., snapper
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkdaahanga ange
give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdahuli de lodo
change of heart, change one’s mind, repent
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdamaa hine
noun girl,young woman,daughter
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdoo mai de malino
completely calm
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
dulagi ange
look like
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
gaba de aasanga
noun a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgadinibidi
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkgahoo
verb wear
bookmarkgaime
verb eat (intransitive)
bookmarkgau henua gee
foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)
bookmarkgau laagau
noun the shaft of a spear
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgoede
noun octopus
bookmarkgolo
verb remember an incident with a view toward revenge
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagailaage
verb setfree
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhagasaohia
verb make oneself available
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhhogi
a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
hilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
iga
noun fish (archaic, except in compounds)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarklode
inside
bookmarklodo daemaha
adjective feel unhappy or sad
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkluu hadu a moidigi
noun stone-like organs in the top of the head of flying fish
bookmarkmaalo age
have become maalo
bookmarkmaanadu age
decide (arrive at a decision), make upone’s mind; think up
bookmarkmaava age
belch
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkme dili uda
noun an ocean current which comes towards the atoll
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarkngago
brain; egg
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksali ssaavale
verb salivate
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarkseni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarktegi kano
tickled
bookmarkteungaalodo
noun middle (of something round); center
bookmarktigo
defecate
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