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abo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkaha laa
I wonder why
bookmarkalaa nei
those now
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkange laa
the next but one
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbanuunu
basa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkbasa madua
adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaatugu
verb to curse (someone)
bookmarkdae gi oona
be tops
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activites, religious activities
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangi de musu
hear whispering (of others)
bookmarkdaula duu nui
noun a rope used to lower a bunch of coconuts to the ground
bookmarkdeai ma gi dahi
none at all as you should very well know
delaa ai loo
that was it at last
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkgona odi
adjective too much
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgubu
noun joint (of the hand or foot); verse (of a song)
bookmarkgumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabaasi
verb do toward one side
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadubu o de moe
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagamadua
verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai me a leangi
bad-mannered
bookmarkhai me galasi
to steal after having sort of asked for
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spiritsinto human form
bookmarkhano laa
previous
bookmarkhano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhhanga dalogo
adjective to make dalogo
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarklaaigi
noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume
bookmarklodo degi
adjective having a forgiving nature
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmada libia
verb a very sharp point
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmadaviiga
verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmalua
noun female genital area
bookmarkmanu-de-hala
noun insectsp.: walkingstick (a very large grasshopper-like insect)
bookmarkmanu-gili-maau
noun plantsp.: heliotrope(tournefortia argentea l.,= messerschmidia argentea l.)
bookmarkmao lunga
adjective high,high-ranking
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkme mmilo
noun current (in the sea)
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarkngaage
downtown.
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarksambagidaa
sasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarksebaga
numeral tens of billions
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksigi de hagahala
a technique of finishing a mat edge
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksolo
verb to grate or file (something); to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food (made from grated taro)
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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