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aahu
adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish
bookmarkaduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkahangi
noun lagoon
bookmarkalaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkanei ai
these (here) only
bookmarkau hagi
verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbangi
noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
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daa
verb
to make a sharp turn
daahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
dangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
danuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkdebele
noun table
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkduu de gona
umbilical hernia
bookmarkduu ngavesi
cover of a box
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgau mai vaga
noun <= gau mai moni>
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgi daha
to the outside; in the environs of
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgubu madila
noun a joint of bamboo
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhaaina dangada
adjective stare at people indiscreetly (esp.strangers)
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhua modo
noun fisheggs (immature)
bookmarkhulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkilihia ssave
adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarklale
noun fishsp. (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarkllava ai
wrapped (tied) around; eat fish ormeat with a meal
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaagoda
adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmmade ange aalanga
adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkmuna hhadu
noun lie (falsehood)
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknevea
verb be neve
bookmarkngaa
noun fishsp.
bookmarknodi
verb to tie a knot in the hair
bookmarkodomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarkse me be hee
extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)
bookmarksigale saele
adjective search for
bookmarksiva llau
number nine hundred
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unusaagi
deception
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