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aasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkahe ina
wind around completely once
bookmarkanaa donu
those only
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbaasanga tugi ange muna
talk back
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkbudu
noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
bookmarkbuu unga
noun an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of a coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdagodo be --
it seems that...
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
dangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdaumada
verb stare at,observe closely
bookmarkdeeai
adjective
deledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
doo dai
appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west
bookmarkdoo tuugau
a dislocation of the tuugau
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgaleve
alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm
bookmarkgalo
verb stir
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgoede
noun octopus
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu solo bulaga
a taro grater made from a certain type of coral
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu o manu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahale
verb begin to form (of a situation)
bookmarkhagahonu
verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhagauea
verb a sleeping mat
bookmarkhai dubuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkhua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarki ama
on the same side of a canoe as theoutrigger float
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmanege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmomme aadea
noun clearing (e.g., in the woods)
bookmarkmoni hai gubenga
noun a canoe rigged for gubenga fishing
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munamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkneveia
verb be neve
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngani adu
ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.
bookmarknngaolia
verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknoho
verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated
bookmarknooligi
a small knife
bookmarkoo
adjective shout
bookmarkoohia
verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)
bookmarkpaa i tua tinae
have an empty stomach
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksaulolua
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarksomo dae
fully mature coconut apple
bookmarktee langi
noun sky
bookmarkuhado
large white worm species
bookmarkuhi
to replace a ridge pole cover of a thatch house; to cover the sides of a house with plaited green coconut leaves as protection against ghosts
bookmarkuhi daguu
turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals
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