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abo donu
agiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkalo maliae
noun coconut meat (fully mature) of good quality for eating
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkalohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkbaasi e haa o de langi
the four quadrants of the sky
bookmarkbangi mada aasanga
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbasa gauligi
adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
dama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdee lago dae
not really good or sufficient, etc.
bookmarkdenei loo
this is it at last
bookmarkdiiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkduu de --
make a string figure
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkduulagi
verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkege iho
adjective lower (something)
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgai lima dahi
to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkganimago
noun mollusksp.: malea pomum
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhaau
verb suckle (at the breast)
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamou
verb include in a mou
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhale dabeo
noun menstrualhut
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
iga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkkaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarkkala
adjective fragrance (esp. of food)
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklau iho laa
those of small size
bookmarkllena luu mada
luu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmabu
adjective rested
bookmarkmaeva
adjective move from one place to another
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmaile
noun plantsp.: maile-scentedfern(polypodium scolopendria burm. f.)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
birdsp.
manu-solo-maanu
noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarknevea
verb be neve
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
ngudu leidi
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarknngahu
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
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