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aalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkaau ai naa
more so
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkagilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbuliaamou
adjective long for, homesick
bookmarkbuu
adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
bookmarkdaa de hia
what time is it
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdango
noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod
bookmarkdao tili
noun a spear or harpoon to which a line is attached
bookmarkdatada de galomada
twitching of an eye
bookmarkdauagi
verb dry in the sun
bookmarkdeai loo me
i doubt it
bookmarkdee kona
easily
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
verb attack by surprise or stealth; ambush
bookmarkdoo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkgabanibaonga
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkgaha mea
adjective having orange coconuts (of a coconuttree)
bookmarkgainga
verb trash, garbage; braided dead coconutfronds used in buttressing the sides of uinga
bookmarkganimuli
noun the second child of a couple
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgidee (laa) goe
see what i mean
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
gu odi ange ona
he has done all he could
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagadabena ange
prepare for
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagalloba ange
to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhanu me
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkiho
adjective
get down, climb down; down
kumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklanea
adjective much,plenty
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarkmada luu mada
noun in the presence of someone
bookmarkmadaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
mana
noun supernatural power
bookmarkmangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmanu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkme hagadaahao
noun toy
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkogo
noun purlin
bookmarksae mai
break through the bush (toward one)
bookmarksalaa
flying fish
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarkttea
adjective white
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