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aahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkadaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkaovaa
noun hour
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkbadabaatai
adjective
basa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbiigi haahine
noun sow
bookmarkbolengia
verb do something without reflection
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdaa de baalanga
ring the bell
bookmarkdaalo
verb stab,skewer
bookmarkdalaa ubu
noun charcoal from the coconut shell
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdeleulu
verb good at catching tuna
bookmarkdenaa laa ()
that is it there (is that it there)
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu galeve
adjective to collect the sap of a coconut tree (from its inflorescence)
bookmarkduu lua
verb to have the strength or capacity of two persons; to take on two persons in a fight
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgabidia
verb held firmly (by something not part of the human body)
bookmarkgada-ahai
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkgaha mea
adjective having orange coconuts (of a coconuttree)
bookmarkgaleve sali
noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkgauligi daane
noun male child,boy
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
goloa baalanga
noun metal-working tools
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagadagodo
verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagahonu
verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai hegau ai
verb borrow
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhakohu luu mada
squint (eyes),frown
bookmarkhallaba
noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle
bookmarkhenuu
placenta
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkma gu
and then
bookmarkmagau danuaa
die peacefully (shown by a beatific facial expression on the corpse and the calmness of the weather)
bookmarkmago de me
a worsening condition of the weather
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmaunusi
adjective pulled out,removed (by pulling out)
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarkngaue iho
adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarknnamu hagaduugia
adjective stench
bookmarknngaolia
verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarkpaa age
explode from below
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
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ulungaa iga
a pair of copulating fish, turtles, whales, stingrays, etc.
bookmarkvasega
apprehensive, nervous, anxious (in social contexts)
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