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aboo nei
tonight (future)
bookmarkanaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkbaagava
noun violent in word or action
bookmarkbaasi e haa o de langi
the four quadrants of the sky
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
bii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkbuu ili
daa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaaligi
verb do something seriously; be moved about; a jerky movement, caused by the wind (e.g., the flapping of a sail); work seriously
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdaguu
noun axe
bookmarkdaina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdanuaa sili
adjective good enough
bookmarkdaogili
noun
denei au
it is i
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu modu
vertical cut
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgano
noun flesh of,meat of
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkgohu de me
become dark (with no natural light)
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhada
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car: a clam nursery, men’s house
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhidu-limu
time noun the seventh number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkimu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarklleu luu malau ngudu
swollen lips (from eating spicy foods or foods to which one is allergic)
bookmarklodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarklodo haa
loonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarkmagano
adjective overripe (of pandanus only)
bookmarkmagau donu i de lodo
want desperately
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmanu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmaoli
noun a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmmudi
adjective sprinkling (of rain)
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarknngana
adjective loud (noise)
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
ogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarksali
verb begin to flow (e.g. turning on a faucet)
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksoe mai
decided for one by the will of god
bookmarkssave
flying fish
bookmarktala
rough in texture (as perceived at one time)
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarktegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
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