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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkabiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkahe ina
wind around completely once
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbadai gee
extremely meddlesome
bookmarkbane
noun the flat top of the shark’s snout
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdaogave
noun
a type of coconuttree
daudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkde hia
which number
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdee heloongoi
adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgainanga
verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
goobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhagabaa
verb to crack (as a nut)
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagaodea
the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhai aoa ina
verb bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhhanga dalogo
adjective to make dalogo
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhhao tuula
adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)
bookmarkhhuge iho
adjective an opening in the clouds
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkhue
noun plantsp.: vine sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkhulidonu
adjective rightsideout (clothes)
bookmarkieiange
adjective
langi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarkma hee
where else
bookmarkmaaguluaa
adjective dislocated (joint of the body)
bookmarkmadaviiga
verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish
bookmarkmaga de gau dogi
masturbate (of males only)
bookmarkmahuda age
wakeup
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarknohoa
verb occupied
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkodi iho
adjective just finished
bookmarkosi
verb a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarkpaa
adjective explode,burst
bookmarkpala ivi
adjective work beyond one’s endurance
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarksaganaa iho goe
watchout
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksau
noun
sau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksavini
adjective run, move fast (as fish, or a canoe)
bookmarksemada
numeral tens of thousands
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksoe
adjective straight, not crooked; level
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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