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ahangi
noun lagoon
bookmarkau e dee gai naa loo
I’ll bet you can’t
bookmarkbaguu de laa
past noon
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbasa madua
adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkboibala
adjective watery (of prepared food)
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaagina
verb towing; dragging
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
dau bodu
adjective married man or woman
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdee maeva
not present, absent
bookmarkdenaa ai laa
that was it
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoo ade
a joking expression; literally, ’your liver!’
bookmarkdoo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkduu gee
adjective out of alignment
bookmarkduubaa
noun one half of an oyster shell
bookmarkduulua
noun jack (fish sp); large alaala
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgammenge-olomanga
noun mollusksp.: thais armigera
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgave ua podo
gima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkgu dee galemu
recovering from an illness (getting better)
bookmarkgu odi ange ona
he has done all he could
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagadanuaa magavaa
adjective make peace between people, conciliate
bookmarkhagadege
verb cause to wiggle the hips once
bookmarkhagadilimangali
verb to teach someone to dilimangali
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to treat (someone) as maa2
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagammidi
noun suction of a sea current, undertow.
bookmarkhagaoda
noun a type of prepared food (a kind of dalogo made without water)
bookmarkhagaono (ina)
verb make a total of six
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhai hegau hilo
work hypocritically (appearing to follow the rules but secretly violating the prohibitions)
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhhadi
verb snapped off
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
lamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklima-pilo
time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarkloua ama
verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged
bookmarklugu
verb take or obtain something by force
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmagi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmahuda
adjective be awake for a short time; have one’s eyes open
bookmarkmalau age
free of hardship (after having had it)
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkmanava i lunga
manu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkme mmilo
noun current (in the sea)
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkmogo
noun shoot from a sprouting coconut
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkmuna de henua
noun the nukuoro language
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmark
puli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksaagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksingalia
verb overhung
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarksui
change, replace
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