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aalohi
noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef
bookmarkanaa ai
these (there) only
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkbaalasa
verb
ballast for an outrigger
bangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbiigi haahine
noun sow
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdagodo hai sala
fornication
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdangada lo te gohu
noun unenlightened person
bookmarkdanuaa ange
goodfor, better than
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkde aha
which is it
bookmarkde hia
which number
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdenaa sili
that is enough
bookmarkdili dai
adjective any current flowing away from the atoll
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgagu
adjective well-mannered
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgauligi ange
younger than
bookmarkgave ua podo
gi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkginadoa
verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhagabela
verb provide bela for
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhuna
verb
hide
huuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkinaho
noun a school consisting of a certain reef fish sp. (laumele)
bookmarkkii iho
adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarkllobo
verb to put something in something else
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarklua-aligi
adjective chiefmate (of a european ship)
bookmarkma gu
and then
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmaakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
bookmarkmadaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkme madaali
noun a ripe coconut (= gaadinga) of poor quality
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkmoni dui
noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarknnui
adjective
large
pii
adjective splashed,sprinkled
bookmarksaaluanga
a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksula
verb arrive
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarkvvala
a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water
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