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aahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkaalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkabo donu
alaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbaalanga uli
noun cast iron
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbaluu
noun coconut crab
Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdaa de alelo
cluck one’s tongue
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdauleelage
noun fishsp.: blenny
bookmarkdee adahaia
very; very bad
bookmarkdelaa donu
that there is it for sure
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkduudane
noun buttock
bookmarkga hia
how many will it be
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgano dea
noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkhagaalo-mea
verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhili de hau
make a hau
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat
bookmarkhulei
verb to have done the act of hhule
bookmarkhulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarkieiange
adjective
ina-gi-hale
a row of thatch
bookmarkkii gee
move away from
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarkllama
verb fish for flying fish (at night)
bookmarkllava ai
wrapped (tied) around; eat fish ormeat with a meal
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmahola
adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmasalaba
adjective clear (not opaque or blurred); shiny (translucent)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarkngaholu
adjective bent
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksiilinga a muna
noun trial or formal inquiry
bookmarksinsia
somo dae
noun fully mature coconutapple
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
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