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adu
noun fishclub (priest)
bookmarkanaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkanga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbulu giidagi
noun a type of caulking compound, made from bulu and sap
bookmarkdaa de baalanga
ring the bell
bookmarkdaabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
degi ange
forgive (someone),pardon (someone)
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkduu gaha
noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkduuaa
verb to be in trouble
bookmarkeu doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgabetili
parent-in-law
bookmarkgaibea lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagadubu maduu paa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagahi
verb call (someone) once
bookmarkhagaoomea
verb to wait until oomea
bookmarkhagauda de hau
put on a hau
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai me madua
act grown up
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhakide
verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkholasa
noun
a type of mat
holoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhou
verb drill (native bow drill)
bookmarkhuligee
turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
bookmarkili taalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkkadi gauve
to clench one’s teeth from the cold
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklaangai buusagi
noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklale
noun fishsp. (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmada duulanga
noun an important position (spatially)
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmai
verb arrive
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmau haahine
adjective attractive to women (for someinexplicable reason)
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkmesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkniho vaiuu
noun milkteeth, deciduousteeth
bookmarknnoo hagamau me
insatiably acquisitive
bookmarkodi mai (adu, ange)
all (e.g., have come)
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkolonoa
sea cucumber
bookmarkpai
verb a type of cloud formation like babaiangi
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarksaalingaa nui
noun the rainwater which flows down a bent coconut tree (collected for drinking)
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
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