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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkadugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkanei naa
these (here) only
bookmarkao de me
noun daytime
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkdaa age
go toward land (from the lagoon)
bookmarkdaahaa
daane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdelaa ai loo
that was it at last
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu ngavesi
cover of a box
bookmarkduudae maadau
noun <= duudae baa, q.v.>
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkga dae ai
until
bookmarkgaba
adjective flap (as wings)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgamu
verb cut (something)
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagabunidia
verb add up
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagasiilangaa mada
noun the appearance of fish or edible animals in great numbers (an omen of death)
bookmarkhagassoga
verb
hagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhakohu luu mada
squint (eyes),frown
bookmarkhanu mee
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkheboohagi lima
adjective fistfight
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkino
adjective bow or nod or genuflect (as a sign of respect)
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkllobo
verb to put something in something else
bookmarkloange
adjective
go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)
luu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaanga
noun mouthful or spoonful of food
bookmarkmaluu
verb soft
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmaseu
adjective to scatter (when in a group)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkngago
egg
bookmarkodi iho
just finished
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkooi
adjective a sound used in communicating at a distance (= "yes")
bookmarkpili
adjective be bored
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarkse gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
tainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarktangada ssele
stupid ass!
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
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