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aahee huu
then which
bookmarkago i me
copy, imitate
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdoe
adjective leftover, remain
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduu taua
adjective outbreak of war
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgainga
verb trash, garbage; braided dead coconutfronds used in buttressing the sides of uinga
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgeu gee
to jerk one’s head away from something
bookmarkgidee (laa) goe
see what i mean
bookmarkgiivia
verb to have something in one’s eye
bookmarkgohu de lodo
ignorant
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgolomagi iho
adjective to exercise great patience or restraintfor one’s own benefit
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun barb
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasogoisi
verb
hagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhagausi mai
the appearance of rain clouds
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhai soa
friendship
bookmarkhaitoga
noun an opening for a door or window
bookmarkhakino gee
filthy,disgusting
bookmarkhallaba
noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle
bookmarkhenua gee
foreign lands
bookmarkhholu
verb bend
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkhuna
verb
hide
hune
core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkhusi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarklangi maakau
the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmada-galisi
verb the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmagi sali usu
headcold,runny nose
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmalogu
verb <= ngalogu>
bookmarkmanu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
file (for filing wood)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmataia
verb soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkmau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarknao
verb to extract by gouging out with a finger
bookmarknguu
squid
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
oha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarksaagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksigale
verb scull (a boat)
bookmarkssae de leo
to project one’s voice better (e.g., after clearing one’s throat)
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
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