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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkaasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkalaa ai
those only
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkaso
noun fish sp., white tip shark
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbole
adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)
bookmarkbuu goede
worthless or useless <’like an octopus without a head’>
bookmarkdaane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdoo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkdugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkgaadinga lamallie
noun a coconut with an unusually large-sized kernel
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgoe iloo
it’s up to you
bookmarkgoloa duu biho
barber’s tools
bookmarkgoo
noun taro spade
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaele
verb bringup (children), discipline (children)
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhagauda de hau
put on a hau
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai gi de mahi
do or take by force,rape
bookmarkhakolona
noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)
bookmarkhenuu
noun placenta
bookmarkilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkkii adu
get out
bookmarklaso paava
verb skinny (of people)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
lodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarklodo bigede
adjective feel cowardly
bookmarklongosaa
adjective small around, thin
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarkmaaguluaa
adjective dislocated (joint of the body)
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmalogahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkme hanga dalogo
ingredients of dalogo
bookmarkmmao
adjective far,distant
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkniho
teeth
bookmarknodi
verb to tie a knot in the hair
bookmarknoho dau donu
sit quietly
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarksai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
sali
verb begin to flow (e.g. turning on a faucet)
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmark
uli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
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