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aalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkaaunga
noun the incompletely burned earth oven fuel remaining when the oven is uncovered
bookmarkabuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkanga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbonga
adjective bent, curved, defective (of fruit)
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
bunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdalahalu
noun plantsp.: treesp. (allophylustimorensis (dc.) bl.)
bookmarkdanea
verb to have dane
bookmarkdangada abadai
noun european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangalebu de me
bad weather
bookmarkdanuaa loo
ok (good)
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkdau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdegi ange
forgive (someone),pardon (someone)
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdeua
noun back (body part)
bookmarkdiinei de lodo
become calmer (after being angry)
bookmarkdinae o de laa
ballooning of a sail
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkdoo de gai me
miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgano dea
noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgide
verb see
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
guao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
haadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhadi haho
adjective steep (inclination)
bookmarkhagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagaheiangi
verb act smart (openly)
bookmarkhagahi
verb call (someone) once
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhagapilo
verb let decay; allow to stink
bookmarkhagasaa
adjective quarrel (like children)
bookmarkhagausinga
noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhai gaavenga
verb restless (of a child)
bookmarkhaiadaligi
noun the eldest child of the eldest child
bookmarkhakaadia
verb make tightly packed
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
ilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)
bookmarkilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkio alo
noun lower io, q.v.
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklahu me
adjective inclined to be suspicious
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarkloma
adjective very calm, silent
bookmarkmadaoaligi
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarknodi
verb to tie a knot in the hair
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
noun the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarkpale age (iho)
steer toward (away from) land
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksigale saele
adjective search for
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarkuli
adjective black
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