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aasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkaasii
noun drum (native)
bookmarkago
verb learn, teach
bookmarkbangi
verb pinch (with the fingers)
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaane gasia
noun a person who is useful to others
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdatanu
noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)
bookmarkdau bodu
adjective married man or woman
bookmarkdee kasi
perhaps
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdili dai
adjective any current flowing away from the atoll
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
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gaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamaiana
adjective
hagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamoni
verb provide a canoe for
bookmarkhagasaulaba
verb treat as saulaba
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhale nnoa
noun prison,jail
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhaunu
verb <= hagaunu>
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhhogi
adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkhulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkhuudanga
noun way of singing
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarklaho
noun aerial root of the pandanus tree
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklao gau-me
verb to grasp a fish by inserting one’s fingers in both gills
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-lua-malama
time noun december (’twelfth month’)
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkngaage
downtown.
bookmarkngadi duu
adjective naked
bookmarknnoo
adjective covetous,envious
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksaniba
silversides
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarkulungaa iga
a pair of copulating fish, turtles, whales, stingrays, etc.
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