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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkaloage
anga
verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
bookmarkau doga
noun a confluence of ocean currents, or a circular current in which drifting objects remain stationary
bookmarkau hagi
verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbadii
noun fish sp., scad?
bookmarkbalapigi
verb drenched
bookmarkbangi mada aasanga
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbuga
noun plant sp.: tree sp. (pisonia grandis r.b.)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
dala-galoi
noun fishsp.: puffer
bookmarkdamadaa
verb to have started it; to have begun it
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdaumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkde ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdogi
noun adze
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
dona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgavada
noun
a type of basket
goloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkgoso
adjective bothered, annoyed
bookmarkgu hagaola loo
just missed catching
bookmarkgubu
noun joint (of the hand or foot); verse (of a song)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda ina
<= haangodalia>
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagabido
verb
carrying (two persons), with each person carrying an end
hagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadili
verb produce offspring
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagaida
verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhai goinga
adjective aggrandizement of one’s land holdings by moving others’ goinga
bookmarkhai naa hanu me
something will happen...
bookmarkholasa
noun
a type of mat
hono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhulu
noun
hair (on the body)
idi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkkave huaame
verb take the whole thing
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarkllou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmaua
adjective able to,obtained,gotten,caught
bookmarkmele
verb to use a word or expressionidiosyncratically in speech
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoebili
adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkneve
verb blurred (out of focus)
bookmarknoho mai (adu, ange)
resist me (you, them), oppose me (you, them)
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkolo
noun beach
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarksaba
verb capable (of a person)
bookmarksamua
verb slandered; to have been an object of gossip
bookmarksavali
hungry
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksila
verb look for
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
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taina aahine
noun sister
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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