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adu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkalohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkanaa ange huu
that
anaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkbaulia
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
buge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuu
adjective be greasy
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkde gau duuli sou
gilbertese people
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdenaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdeua
noun back (body part)
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgaalauanga
gabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
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galani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
galeve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgave
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkhaame / huame
noun coconut, green
bookmarkhaanialo
verb a bracing cross-beam <>
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhagasolo age
keep postponing or delaying
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhai de biho
verb act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkhhano gi daha
to wash one’s hands in such a way that the dirty water does not fall back into the basin or well
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklodo bigede
adjective feel cowardly
bookmarklodo hagamau me
adjective selfish with one’s possessions, ungiving
bookmarkloimada
noun tears
bookmarklongosaa
adjective small around, thin
bookmarkloonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmada nnui
adjective having big holes (or entrances, etc.)
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmanu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkmaoha saele
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkme tao
noun dye
bookmarkmmahi i de gai
eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size
bookmarkmmule
adjective slow,late
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkngau hala
verb bite someone
bookmarknguu
squid
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarknoho mai (adu, ange)
resist me (you, them), oppose me (you, them)
bookmarkoho age
the following morning
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarkpaa
adjective explode,burst
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksao gainga
sweep or clean up trash
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarksogoisi
adjective
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