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aapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdau gai
noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant
bookmarkdaumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkde huu de henua
noun the layer of consolidated sand (without coral rubble) next to the reef base under the island
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgaalau
noun birdsp.: brownbooby
bookmarkgabe manava
adjective eat sparingly (just enough to maintain one’s strength), have a snack
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gaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
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goede
noun octopus
bookmarkgoluu
pronoun you (dual)
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
guduaanga
noun abounding in lice
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhadu alo
noun the bottom portion of a fish
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
verb feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagamaiana
adjective
hagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagammene dua
verb go backwards (esp. a canoe)
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkiga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkilihia tinae
adjective a stomach distended by gas
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklloba
adjective
fluttering rapidly (of a sail in the breeze);
luu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaalie ange
a little later
bookmarkmada nnui
adjective having big holes (or entrances, etc.)
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmainu daodao
maluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmisi
adjective
a sound made by sucking through pursedlips
moe tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmuna o de henua
noun a community meeting (for listeningto speeches or instructions)
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarkngago
egg
bookmarkosi
a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpilo bopobo
adjective musty smell
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarkseloo
numeral millions
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksiilinga a muna
trial or formal inquiry
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarkssae de manava
struggle to breathe
bookmarkulu-davage
Indian coral tree
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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