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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkadu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkalo maliae
noun coconut meat (fully mature) of good quality for eating
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbaluu
noun coconut crab
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bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdaihadu
verb hardwood in the tree trunk
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdamana mai i daha
stepfather
bookmarkdanuaa mai i hee
good according to whom
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdiinei mai
make smaller; decrease
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdolonoa
noun
doo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdoo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu beleala
noun immature coconutapple
bookmarkduu inai
type of mat (a half inai)
bookmarkduu modu
vertical cut
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkeu doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgano niho
noun gums (of mouth)
bookmarkgatae
fishing net (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
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geevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhaanau
verb born, be
bookmarkhadi de uga
the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhetugi
adjective meet by chance,encounter
bookmarkhilo hagamaasui
verb
to braid sennit with the left hand;
hoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
loeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarklou
verb a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick (breadfruit), pull down
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmadaanga hulu
number ten
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmagau i de hiigai
ravenous
bookmarkmago de me
a worsening condition of the weather
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarknngao
verb loud (sound)
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
oo
pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksaalingaa nui
noun the rainwater which flows down a bent coconut tree (collected for drinking)
bookmarkseleia
verb to cut one’s hand by a hand-held fish line, when it is taken by a fish
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
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