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aha goi delaa
what was I going to say
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkalelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdee adahaia
very; very bad
bookmarkdeengaa gamalie
adjective let’s do it attentively
bookmarkdelaa maa
that there was about (approximately)
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkduba
noun land crab sp. (small)
bookmarkdulagi ange
look like
bookmarkduu saba
unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduulua
noun fishsp.: jack (= large alaala)
bookmarkduunga gima
noun half of a clam shell
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgalisi
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagahaanau
verb to help to deliver a child (as a midwife does)
bookmarkhagamabu
verb die (euphemistic); take a break
bookmarkhagapago donu
adjective fortunate result
bookmarkhagasolo age
keep postponing or delaying
bookmarkhagatoo mua
verb take every possible precaution, insure
bookmarkhagausi age
appearance of rain clouds on the horizon
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhai me hoosenga
somewhat hoosenga
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhuaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkilaage mai
free from
bookmarkisi
verb to peel off in long thin strips
bookmarkivi a duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkano mouli
noun fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarkkanosaa
adjective a tasteless tuber of poor quality
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklanga de gauanga
to lift up the leg of an opponent in wrestling
lluu
adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)
bookmarkloadu
adjective
go (toward the hearer)
lodo degi
having a forgiving nature
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarklunga ange
up more
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmaavae
adjective separated (two things),divorced
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmanu ea
noun coralhead (at or broaching the surface of the water)
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmanuia
adjective fortunate,lucky,blessed
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkmmahi i de gai
eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size
bookmarkmuna abo donu
truth
bookmarkngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarkngu te
ngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkodi iho
adjective just finished
bookmarkono-laangi
time noun saturday (’sixth day’)
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
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