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aboo
tonight
bookmarkahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkaoa-laosedi
noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbuu ili
buugunga
noun conformation of a bugu
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdalaa umada
noun prow spray of a ship
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdao tili
noun a spear or harpoon to which a line is attached
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdelaa ai loo
that was it at last
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkduu de --
adjective having plenty of
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgalua
verb having viscous sputum
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkgauligi iho
next younger than
bookmarkgide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgidee (laa) goe
see what i mean
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagabulumau
adjective watch your step climbing
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagallogo
noun chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hagatolongia
verb slack off completely on (a rope)
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhai me a leangi
bad-mannered
bookmarkhakiia
verb move (something) away completely
bookmarkhale hadu
noun a house of brick or cement construction
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
hanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhuaadangada
noun persons of a certain class or type
bookmarkhulu manu
noun feathers
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarkkona ange
become much worse
bookmarklaa tua
besides
bookmarklaaningi
noun sleeveless shirt
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklao
the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmagona
adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmalinongia
verb be calmed (e.g., seas)
bookmarkmanu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
moso
noun black bird species (eats fruit)
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkngadi basa
small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngago gaagoo
noun chicken egg
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
sango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
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