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aau
verb remove
bookmarkadamai gauligi
verb remember childhood experiences
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkanei maa
these were about (approximately)
bookmarkanga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkbiihingi
verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdagahi
verb step on, kick with one’s heel
bookmarkdagodo be --
it seems that...
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdagodo gee (ma)
another thing altogether;different (from); recuperating (after an illness)
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdenei ai
therefore (with respect to this here)
bookmarkdenei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgave ua podo
geu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgeu gee
to jerk one’s head away from something
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagaheloongoi
verb compare; act as an intermediary or mediator; get acquainted with
bookmarkhagamabu
verb die (euphemistic); take a break
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamoe
verb put to bed
bookmarkhagapigi ange
stick1 against (something), go with someone
bookmarkhagatugu tai
adjective ebbing of tide
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhanga benu
adjective to extract pandanus seeds by splitting the fruit
bookmarkhano kaba
adjective go immediately
bookmarkhasi made
verb to cut a taro corm from its stalk so far up the stalk that it won’t grow a new corm when it is planted
bookmarkhege
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhenua mounga
noun a land where there are mountains (a high island or a continental land mass)
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhulu manu
feathers
bookmarkigohi
verb firetongs
bookmarkkena
adjective pale; whitish-yellow
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarkllena luu mada
loeaa
a type of game
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmagiaa
adjective envious, jealous (non-sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarksigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarkssee de hiigai
famished, ravenous
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
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