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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkava
verb passage, channel
bookmarkbasa soe
adjective say what is on one’s mind; speak directly (so that one’s meaning is clear)
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbedage
verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkbuu
adjective be greasy
bookmarkdaahia
verb cleanoff
bookmarkdao
noun spear, branch of
bookmarkdaohi taelodi
adjective keep a record of
bookmarkdaula mada lau nui
noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine
bookmarkdenaa loo
that was the one
bookmarkdili aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkgabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgage
verb climb; climb up on
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgaini
noun any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgalo-gila
goatfish
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgelemea
noun a by-product of the tumeric-making process
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb to crack (as a nut)
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagahonu
verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhilo hagamaadau
verb
to braid sennit with the right hand;
holau
canoe house
bookmarkhologumu
adjective (for a fish) to swallow a hook so that it becomes stuck in the throat
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarklodo gi me
adjective acquisitive, covetous
bookmarkloomai
adjective
come or go (toward the speaker)
lulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmamu
noun fish (generic term)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkmilo gee
to turn the opposite way
bookmarkmuga
verb used (or done, heard, or known) over and over until bored with
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkniho ngalo
noun molarteeth, wisdomteeth
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarksaalinga
noun street; road
bookmarksalahagi
verb an expedition to look for valuable drifting objects, either in the lagoon or in the open sea near the atoll
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkse me gi hee
in which direction is the current running
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarkvvela de aloha
feel very sorry for
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