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alaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkanaa ange maalie
those are exactly right
bookmarkbaguu de laa
past noon
bookmarkbanuunu
basa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkbau
adjective to be worth it
bookmarkbese
noun one of the harmony parts in old chants
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkbongaa hala
noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdaahili dau soa
a lovesong
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdangalebu de moana
rough or choppy seas
bookmarkdatane-uli
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdeaamonga
noun
dibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
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galeve
alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm
bookmarkgalo-gila
goatfish
bookmarkgiado
noun outriggerboom
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaboo
adjective greet; take leave of
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhainga soe
noun a just law
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakino gee
filthy,disgusting
bookmarkhakohu luu mada
squint (eyes),frown
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
hanu me
adjective a secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhanu mee
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhooholo
verb
hudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhuna me
adjective a habitual thief
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarkllou
hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklluu
adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)
bookmarklodo mmahi
adjective persistent,patient,persevering
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarkma hee
where else
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmada hoodanga
noun a depression on the windward reef
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarknao gasi
verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)
bookmarkngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarktolu-laangi
Wednesday (’third day’)
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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