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aahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkaalo dahi
verb do at one time
bookmarkabasasa
noun European
bookmarkanei sili
these were enough
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbasa hagamao lunga
speak arrogantly
bookmarkbasa madua
adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdabuvae madua
noun big toe
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdagu made
perhaps,maybe
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdamana mai i daha
stepfather
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdee kai laa dangada
so, it’s not so after all (just as we believed at first); no wonder
bookmarkdehui
noun
tens of coconuts
denei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduubulei
noun head of the penis
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
eu sege
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective exaggerate (esp. in storytelling)
bookmarkgaleve
sakau drink
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkgau mai vaga
noun <= gau mai moni>
bookmarkgede hadu
noun
a type of basket
goloa haangoda
noun fishinggear
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhadi de uga
the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
bookmarkhagammau
adjective poisonous
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrepectful way
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasele age
verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhai muna
adjective public meeting
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkheiangi
adjective smart, intelligent, clever
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkhidi bido dane
slow-moving or slow-working person
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkhuahuaa me
noun
ilosia
verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarkllou
hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarkloange
adjective
go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)
lodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarkloimada
noun tears
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmaalo age
have become maalo
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmaanuga
verb a wound1 or large sore (on the body)
bookmarkmadangi
noun storm
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalu gohu
adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmmade ange aalanga
adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngani
adjective going around in a complete circle (likea belt)
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksabalia
verb be in a situation in which saba1
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarkssaga bau
talinga
noun ear
bookmarkulungaa iga
a pair of copulating fish, turtles, whales, stingrays, etc.
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