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aasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkabi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdao badu
noun ridgepole (upper)
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdaula mada lau nui
noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine
bookmarkdenaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkditidi
adjective to skim across the surface of land or water
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdogi
noun adze
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
donu iho
adjective realize, understand
bookmarkdua dama
verb the pallor of a female following childbirth
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkgabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalo ahi
sparks
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagahidi i tege
to throw a wrestler using one’s hip
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhano gee
go away
hhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkhuaahuu daalo
noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkiga
noun fish (archaic, except in compounds)
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
kumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklaangai laamaleu
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping but not biting
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkmada udua
noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmagau donu i de lodo
want desperately
bookmarkmagi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmanga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkmanu de henua
noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmilo gee
to turn the opposite way
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkmusu
verb whisper(ing)
bookmarkneveia
verb be neve
bookmarkngadi dangada
noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarknounu
nugu
noun land,islet
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarkseni tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksiili
noun a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarktahi-laangi
noun Monday (’first day’)
bookmarktamana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandfather
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
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