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abo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkalo maliae
noun coconut meat (fully mature) of good quality for eating
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)
bookmarkbangoa
adjective slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkbolengia
verb do something without reflection
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkbua maliaa
dabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdahuli de lodo
change of heart, change one’s mind, repent
bookmarkdai hiigai
adjective hungry
bookmarkdaia e tuaadai
seasick
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdangada mai i daha
relatives by marriage or adoption, etc.
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally apportioned
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkde huu de henua
noun the layer of consolidated sand (without coral rubble) next to the reef base under the island
bookmarkdee daea donu
unexpectedly
bookmarkdegi ange
forgive (someone),pardon (someone)
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdili bala
adjective collapse (of persons)
bookmarkdogaa ange
feel shy in the presence of
bookmarkdoo de gulabe
prolapsed rectum
bookmarkdoo lalo
verb unsuccessful
bookmarkdugi gee
chase away (in a certain direction)
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgai lima lua
eat greedily (with both hands)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgamua
verb covered with gamu
bookmarkgavada
noun
a type of basket
hadu goinga
noun boundarystone
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to treat (someone) as maa2
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry,rush
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spirits into human form
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhuaadangada
noun persons of a certain class or type
bookmarkiholia
verb useful for climbing down
bookmarkina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarklaavasi
noun meat (or fish, or seafood) which issuitable as food
bookmarklangadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarklao
noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarklaohie age
improving condition (of weather)
bookmarkleba
verb flap in the wind (like a flag)
bookmarklluu
adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkmaangalo
sweet
bookmarkmaavae
adjective separated (two things),divorced
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkngadau iho
younger
bookmarknoho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarknonu
noun plantsp.: tree sp. (the archaic name of bugaliaa)
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksalu
verb scrape (something), plane (something), scrape off (with an object), peel (with a knife toward one)
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksenga maido
adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksula
verb arrive
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