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abo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkadamai gauligi
verb remember childhood experiences
bookmarkagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaalasi ngago
adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)
bookmarkbadabaatai
adjective
basa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkbunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdenaa laa ()
that is it there (is that it there)
bookmarkdenei maa
this is about (approximately)
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduosi
adjective servant
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkege
verb raise up (so that higher)
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkguba
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish (the native term is applied to several spp.)
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhadu lunga
noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhai dubuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhevaalogi
the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhola
verb to spreadout, or layout flat, something which is folded, piled up, or bent, etc.
bookmarkhuaahenua
community
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkiho
adjective
get down, climb down; down
ina-gi-hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklapede
verb stumble and fall
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
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madangi
noun air
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
file (for filing wood)
bookmarkmasavaa alodahi
noun always
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmousi
adjective defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)
bookmarkmua iho (age)
adjective next above (below)
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarkniho
teeth
bookmarknngali
verb to take a bite out of something held in the hand (food only)
bookmarknooligi
a small knife
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksaga
adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
bookmarksebaga
numeral tens of billions
bookmarksoodo
noun
lead1 (metal), bullet;
ssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarkssogo
grated raw taro which has dried out
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