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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkabi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkanaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkbaagia age
to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind
bookmarkbaalanga sauaa
noun magnet
bookmarkboi
adjective
abnormal
bou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkbuni de ua
to be very thirsty
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdaina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkday
laangi
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdenga meenaa
those ones (plural)
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
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duu kolu
adjective stand bracing oneself
bookmarkgabi saele
adjective carry around holding
bookmarkgabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgaisaa
verb wasteful in preparing food,uneconomical
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgalua
verb having viscous sputum
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaame / huame
noun coconut, green
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduuhuli
verb to create duuhuli
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagalima (ina)
verb make a total of five
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
huuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkkano maalama
noun a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklao
noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarklauali
verb immature leaves
bookmarklo taane
adjective daring, brave, manly
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkma hee
where else
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmago
adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)
bookmarkmagona
adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkme hagadaahao
noun toy
bookmarkmmadu
noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)
bookmarkmmahi
adjective strong, strength, force, power,energy
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngani mai
ngani toward oneself; fit (of clothes)
bookmarkngole
verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste
bookmarknoho dau donu
sit quietly
bookmarkodomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpago
adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksogoisi
adjective
ssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarksseni
tangada dee doo gi de me
uncouth person
bookmarkuubiho
head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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