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alaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbouli gee
an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)
bookmarkdagodo lalo
adjective seriously ill and not improving
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdau malino
verb an area of the sea which is dead calm
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdenei ange naa
about this
diibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit (from the story of duudebaabaa)
bookmarkdili dagidahi age
release one at a time or intermittently or sporadically
bookmarkdili gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
duudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkgaange
verb give
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgiado madua
noun main outrigger booms
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkguba
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish (the native term is applied to several spp.)
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaada
verb give a picture to
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabigi
verb strive to be like
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagamou
verb include in a mou
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagasaohia
verb make oneself available
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhai dubuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhai me a gimoo
to act insincerely
bookmarkhanga-mea
noun
henua i lalo (alodahi)
noun world (lands other than nukuoro)
bookmarkhenuu
noun placenta
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhonumia
verb filled with
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkiga-ligi
noun fishsp. (a small oceanic school fishslightly larger than dauoni)
bookmarklapede
verb stumble and fall
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkleengia
verb jump on; be flown into
bookmarkllobo
verb to put something in something else
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mahaahaa
adjective
mai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmainu daodao
malo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
manu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkme tao
dye
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
mmade ange aalanga
adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged
bookmarkmomme hagassoe
noun court (of law)
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarkngaa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpaa
adjective explode,burst
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarksigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarktangaho
noun liver
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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