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aoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbagua
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)
bookmarkbasa soe
adjective say what is on one’s mind; speak directly (so that one’s meaning is clear)
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbili
adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaahinga
noun way of brushing off or sweeping
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdagodo gee (ma)
another thing altogether;different (from); recuperating (after an illness)
bookmarkdahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdavage
noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdinoanga hulu
adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarke aha goe
how about
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgaaui
verb take (someone) along (with one) (esp.carrying, etc.)
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gaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgeu gee
to jerk one’s head away from something
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgu odi ange ona
he has done all he could
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagaola
verb save from
bookmarkhagaoomea
verb to wait until oomea
bookmarkhagassoe
verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)
bookmarkhagausi
darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai dago
verb ritual observances
bookmarkhai ganabu
verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkhuaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarkio alo
noun lower io, q.v.
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
bookmarkmada libia
verb a very sharp point
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalo sabo
noun breechclout
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkmmao
adjective far,distant
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarkodomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarksaidule
verb wrapped up or covered up completely
bookmarksali
verb begin to flow (e.g. turning on a faucet)
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksili muna
adjective inquisitive (prone to ask too many questions)
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarksinsia
sisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksolo
to grate or file something; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro
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tea age laangi
noun dawn
bookmarkvaasuu ai
vasu
like
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