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aahee huu
then which
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkanei muhuu
how about these
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
balagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbangadala
noun fish sp.: seabass
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbau ange
capable of, be the equal of
bookmarkbugolo
noun coral sp.: faviid coral
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdangada gohu
noun ignorant person
bookmarkdangada ulu
noun companions or friends who share the same interests, and who get along well
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdelaa ai loo
that was it at last
bookmarkdelaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdilo gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.
bookmarkdoo tuugau
a dislocation of the tuugau
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkduu uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkduudane
noun buttock
bookmarkduuli
verb surround
bookmarkga-hudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree; banana (fruit)
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagabulumau
adjective watch your step climbing
bookmarkhagahala
a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagaheiangi
verb act smart (openly)
bookmarkhagahodooligi
verb to install as chief
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhai gaavenga
verb restless (of a child)
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhano ai
attend (e.g., church services)
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkiho daahagi
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears [the horizon being normally marked by surf]
bookmarkilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkio dua
noun the upper io
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
adjective double-edged
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarklaa tua
besides
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklanga de gauanga
to lift up the leg of an opponent in wrestling
langolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklaohie age
improving condition (of weather)
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaanessala
adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkme bouli
the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmoe
adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarksaabudu
noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksengalia
verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)
bookmarksingalia
verb overhung
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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