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aalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkalaa ange naa
about that
anei naa
these (here) only
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdahola
verb fish, hunt (at night)
bookmarkdai deeai donu
almost none at all
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdangada mai i daha
relatives by marriage or adoption, etc.
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdee kona
easily
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
doo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
doo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkdoo tuugau
a dislocation of the tuugau
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkduugia i de gai
be tired of eating a particular kind of food
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkeu doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgaba taiao
noun early morning
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgatae
fishing net (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgeao
noun plantsp.: plant-shrub sp.(sida fallax walp.)
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkgubu
noun joint (of the hand or foot); verse (of a song)
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkgumedi vai solo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhadu muna
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkhagaalo-mea
verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaheiloo
verb make the acquaintance of
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagaida
verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagatugu
verb crouch down
bookmarkhagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhai gauligi
each child is somewhat different
bookmarkhai me a gauligi
a childish act
bookmarkhai saulaba
adjective the relationship of parent-in-law to child-in-law
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhologumu
adjective (for a fish) to swallow a hook so that it becomes stuck in the throat
bookmarkhuaahenua
community
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarkluu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkluungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkmaagila
verb to appear to be barely separated (as islets on the atoll when seen from a distance); parted slightly
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmagau de laa
weakness of the sun’s rays (for drying)
mahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmamu-duagaa
noun fishsp.: stingray
bookmarkmangeo
verb a large sore (on the body); a blemish (on the skin)
bookmarkmanu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
manu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu laosedi
noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarkngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
saga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarkssae aalanga
adjective sore in the muscles
bookmarksui
change, replace
bookmarktua
outside
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