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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkaalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdaha de hia maa
about what time is it
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdangada baoa
noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore
bookmarkdangada hagao me
storekeeper
bookmarkdau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdegi
adjective kind, generous, forgiving
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdoo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkgabidia
verb held firmly (by something not part of the human body)
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgavaausu
noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)
bookmarkgide sala
adjective misidentify
bookmarkgideu
noun plantsp.: fern sp.
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhagausinga
noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhai naa hanu me
something will happen...
bookmarkhai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhai sumu
verb having a diamond-shaped decoration or form, etc.
bookmarkhale gai
noun restaurant
bookmarkhale hagao me
store
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkkadi ange
fastened on to (by being stuck in)
bookmarklaangai buusagi
a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarklua-laangi
time noun tuesday (’second day’)
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkmaadau iganibongi
noun a type of fishhook (biggest, for iganibongi fishing)
bookmarkmaava age
belch
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mada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmatoloia
noun a type of prepared food (made from dried breadfruit)
bookmarkmee mmala
noun gallbladder
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkono-malama
time noun june (’sixth month’)
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck; punishment
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkse aha ga hai
it’s not possibledon’t worry about it (i don’t think so.)
bookmarkseguli
numeral hundreds of thousands
bookmarkseni tao
sleep soundly
bookmarksili gee
standout from (others in a group) indistance or height
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
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