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aasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkadumodu
noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)
bookmarkanaboo nei
tonight (past)
bookmarkanei muhuu
how about these
bookmarkanei naa
these (here) only
bookmarkbasa gee
speak (or express oneself) strangely
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdamaa tili
adjective sharpshooter
bookmarkdamaa-manu
noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdanuaa sili
adjective good enough
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkdee tala mai!
don’t tell me
bookmarkdelaa naa ()
that there will be it (will that be it)
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdeua
noun back (body part)
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdohu
adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area
bookmarkdua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
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gavage
adjective
give or bring up
gumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkhaa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagahhano
verb show someone how to wash his hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagatanga
adjective funny, silly
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhai daahili
adjective to compose songs
bookmarkhai donu
adjective
do properly by accident; do on purpose
hai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhano mouli
adjective disappear alive (esp. into another world)
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
huuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkiho daahagi
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears [the horizon being normally marked by surf]
bookmarkina-gi-hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkkii iho
adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklango beau
verb a method of lashing the outrigger float to the outrigger struts
bookmarklilo bule
adjective covered up completely
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
lleu luu malau ngudu
swollen lips (from eating spicy foods or foods to which one is allergic)
bookmarkllobo
verb to put something in something else
bookmarklodo baageaa
adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkmaagoda
adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmaisi
adjective peeled off
bookmarkmamu de lagi
noun the fish which live beyond the outer reef
bookmarkmanu ina
adjective <= manua>
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkolo
noun beach
bookmarkono-malama
time noun june (’sixth month’)
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sabala
adjective willing to
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksavala
adjective interested in, enjoys
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
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