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aagai
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkabi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkaha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkaloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkbagua
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkboo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkbuni ange lodo
paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdenaa sili
that is enough
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdili
verb shoot at; shine (e.g., a flashlight) on; letgo, throwaway, lose something; disregard; steady beating (as of a heart); a steady stroke (as of an adze)
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkduagi
verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgaha paa
adjective a coconut with a small kernel
bookmarkgalani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
galo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgalubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkgoinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaa-laangi
time noun
thursday
haangoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagasaalunga ange
call (someone) by the name of his name-group
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhenua mounga
noun a land where there are mountains (a high island or a continental land mass)
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkila
verb? a mole (not raised), or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkinaho
noun a school consisting of a certain reef fish sp. (laumele)
bookmarkkano mouli
adjective fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarkllama
verb fish for flying fish (at night)
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
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mada gide
adjective sharp-eyed, goodat finding things
bookmarkmahuge
malo gahu
adjective shirt
bookmarkme hholu
noun bow (for an arrow)
bookmarknoho
verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksaniba
noun fishsp.: silversides
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarkuhado
large white worm species
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