An example search has returned 100 entries

abitala

noun eave (of a house)

alaa muna

word <= dalaa muna>

alaa naa

those only

bangadala

noun fish sp.: seabass

biigi

listenloadingplaying

noun pig

boogia mai

be caught doing something wrong

bupubu

adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)

daaemai

listenloadingplaying

verb arrive

daahaa mada giigii

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo

dada

listenloadingplaying

verb pull

dagitilo

verb watchful, be on the lookout, keep aneye on

dahidonga

noun grandfather

daiao

listenloadingplaying

tomorrow

dangau-sissisi

noun

danu bela

adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)

daula mada lau nui

noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine

dili dangada

adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)

dogo duu

verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe

dohi dilo

verb to strip dilo (to make plaited hats, etc.)

doo

noun an evil scheme

doo de ssui

still damp (but becoming dry)

gaaui

verb a line (for retrieving) attached to a spear; assemble (something from parts) byfastening together; strap, harness

galeva

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

galo

adjective look at, stare

galo de laa

the reddish sky at sunset

ganoango

listenloadingplaying

adjective yellow

gau de henua

natives

gelu-hai-vaelo

noun fishsp.: tang

goloa baalanga

noun metal-working tools

gumigumi

listenloadingplaying

chin

haa laangi

listenloadingplaying

noun Thursday

hadu

listenloadingplaying

noun stone, rock

hagadubu o de adu

the name of a certain type of string figure

hagadulagi

verb imitate, illustrate, give an example; fashion something to be like somethingelse

hagagaagaa

verb behave like a baby

hagahonu

verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)

hagaloosi

verb guard, watch, keep an eye on

hagamalangilangi

verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous

hagamalemolemo

verb

hagamidimidi

verb having a strong undertow

hagammae lodo

verb insult (someone)

hagao ngadaa

adjective expensive

hagauda i tege

carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip

hagi

verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off

hai daadaa

adjective the relationship between siblings

hai dago

verb ritual observances

hale gai

noun restaurant

haula ngongo

adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)

hellumi de henua

mass confusion or panic

hesilihagi

verb to pass each other on intersecting courses; dislocated (joint of the body)

hine dau bodu

noun married woman

i hee ai goe

you lose

kangi baasi lua

adjective double-edged

kano maailaba

noun the wood next to the core of a tree

laa ange

and those there

lama

a dry coconut leaf

lava ai donu huu

forget it

libolibo ange

drunk, dizzy, crazy

llahi

noun fishsp. (= small hagaudalolo)

llie

noun the throat of the flying fish net

lludu

verb take all (of something)

lodo mmahi

adjective persistent,patient,persevering

lollolo

verb oily

ma ai

and who

ma gu

and then

mada

listenloadingplaying

raw

mada gide

adjective sharp-eyed, goodat finding things

mada-galadi

noun fishsp.: jack

madaangahulu-malama

time noun october (’tenth month’)

madalua maa hidu

number twenty seven

madannia madua

noun thumb

mainu

noun bait (on the hook)

manu ina

adjective <= manua>

mao denga ssave

a scarcity of ssave

me hagasili

noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)

me tao

dye

mmasa bagubagu

adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness

moele

a lie

mudumudu

listenloadingplaying

adjective slow moving (while working), slow acting, slow thinking

mudumudu-dua-beau

noun fishsp.: damselfish

ngaage nei

Gilbert Islands

ngali

grind

ngaue

adjective move (oneself), moved

ngavali

listenloadingplaying

adjective bent slightly (not sharply)

nngaolia

verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)

noho

listenloadingplaying

verb sit

noomeemea

verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave

saalohia

listenloadingplaying

verb hungry, be

saava

verb skinny,thin (lacking in flesh)

saga

adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)

sagisagili

verb to say dirty words to someone

sai moni

noun a fleet of canoes

savini gee

run away

soosobo

adjective get up , jump up

tahido o de nui

Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15

noun trunk of coconut tree

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15

tamaahine o dogu bodu

listenloadingplaying

noun daughter-in-law

tigo

defecate

ulumonu

porpoise

vela

burned

velevele

listenloadingplaying

verb to clear land (or a path, etc.) of weeds and underbrush