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aahee ange
what else
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaalasi ngago
adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
balia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbangulu
noun a part of a traditional loom
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbuni ange lodo
paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack
bookmarkdaa
noun a bunch
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdahido lima
noun upper arm
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdama daohi
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkde ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdiba iho
adjective to tip down; go away from the atoll
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkeu doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgai aha
and then what
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgauanga mahagi
noun dislocated thighbone
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
gini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkguani
noun a type of fish trap (with net sides)
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagabidoa
verb be the last
bookmarkhagadabena iho
adjective prepare oneself, make oneself ready
bookmarkhagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkhuaadangada
noun persons of a certain class or type
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
kaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklabu ssenga
adjective to run into trouble (owing to one’s misdeeds)
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklaso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklau manu
noun leaf of a plant
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarkloadu
adjective
go (toward the hearer)
loange
adjective
go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)
maatogo
verb discourage someone (verbally)
bookmarkmadaangudu
adjective converse with
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmage
magi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkngaue age
increase (in rank or price, etc.)
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkodi iho
adjective just finished
bookmarkpaa age
explode from below
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksua bagu
a stain which has left a dry residue
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkuubiho
head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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vinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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