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aagai
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdao huge
verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked
bookmarkdau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdelaa ange
that there is another one
bookmarkdenaa donu
that is it for sure
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkdua saali
noun one of the lines of which saaliis composed
bookmarkdugi de lodo
to fish in various places (in the lagoon) in order to catch as many fish (of any kind) as possible
bookmarkduusaba
noun type of musical intrument which consists a stretched palm leaf that is blown in order to make sound
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgai gi de mahi
eat as much as possible
bookmarkgava-dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
gede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
goso
adjective bothered, annoyed
bookmarkguduaanga
noun abounding in lice
bookmarkhaa-dolo
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhaele
verb bringup (children), discipline (children)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaigoli
noun a food tree on another’s land
bookmarkhagadabena ange
prepare for
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahale
verb begin to form (of a situation)
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagausi mai
the appearance of rain clouds
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhai saulaba
adjective the relationship of parent-in-law to child-in-law
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhalaasola
noun mollusksp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhanonga
noun trip1, journey
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkhilo ange
mix with
bookmarkhulei
verb to have done the act of hhule
bookmarkkadi gauve
to clench one’s teeth from the cold
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklangi maakau
the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklaso paava
verb skinny (of people)
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarklii
noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmadalama
noun tip of coconut palm leaf
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmaga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmagau de laa
weakness of the sun’s rays (for drying)
malo sabo
noun breechclout
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
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manu ina
adjective <= manua>
bookmarkme madaali
noun a ripe coconut (= gaadinga) of poor quality
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksee
adjective cry aloud
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
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