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alaa nei
those now
bookmarkaladi
verb initiate, begin
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkaso
noun fish sp., white tip shark
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbadotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdahea
adjective
drift
dahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdai deai
hardly any
bookmarkdao huge
verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
dee maeva
not present, absent
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkdotonogaa
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkdungagi
verb nod (one’s head)
bookmarkduuli
verb surround
bookmarkduunga gima
noun half of a clam shell
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgai de henua
noun native food (not imported)
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
gogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagaboo
adjective greet; take leave of
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagahana
verb reheat or recook food (to preserve it for a longer time)
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagamele
verb
hagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai daahili
adjective to compose songs
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhatuli
verb thunder
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhhela
verb spread one’s legs wide apart at one time
bookmarkhoe pale
noun a type of canoe paddle designed for steering
bookmarkigauli
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarkkano mouli
noun fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarklabagau
adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman
bookmarklaso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklauali
verb immature leaves
bookmarklava sili
adjective good enough; stop
bookmarklehua
verb blurred; covered with ashes
bookmarklengisi
noun insectsp.: moth spp.
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lobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
loongia
verb to lose one’s appetite after eating oily food
bookmarkmada nnui
adjective having big holes (or entrances, etc.)
bookmarkmadaa gamu
noun the measurements and special techniquesused in manufacturing duai
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
magini
adjective a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarkpaa de hoa
happy (lit., ’to slap one’s sides’)
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarksabalia
verb be saba2
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes insheet metal)
bookmarksangatai
mollusk, Spondylus
bookmarksomo dae
fully mature coconut apple
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
bookmarkua
noun neck
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
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