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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkadudau
noun sandspit
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdagabe
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama doo
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdangada hagao me
storekeeper
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdanuaa sili
adjective good enough
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdenaa ai
therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdoo mai de malino
completely calm
bookmarkdoo tuugau
a dislocation of the tuugau
bookmarkdotodo
verb bloody (of a person)
bookmarkdua nnui
adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkduu bale
verb not quite vertical
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkduudae nguu
noun the inky excretion of the squid
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
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gaibea lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagadubu dinae
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu o madaligi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagamao lunga
verb arrogant,haughty,overbearing,proud
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagammidi
noun suction of a sea current, undertow.
bookmarkhai maadua
adjective mention of one’s elders by others
bookmarkhailu
verb wipe oneself (after defecating)
bookmarkhakiia
verb move (something) away completely
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarkilaage mai
free from
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarklaangai buusagi
noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklaangai laamaleu
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping but not biting
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadannia
noun finger
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkme dili uda
noun an ocean current which comes towards the atoll
bookmarkme hhadu hugadoo
it’s a lie
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
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tinana
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkngaa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngadi duu
adjective naked
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarknounu
sabala
adjective willing to
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktili aalanga
exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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