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aahee ange
what else
bookmarkadaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkadu
noun conglomerate, islet
bookmarkaha
verb what
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbaunga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbini
verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
bookmarkdaa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdaa hatau
verb beat unmercifully
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
daane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdagaa de maadau
to tie a leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdamaa hungi
adjective skillful at hungi
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdenaa ai laa
that was it
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdili dangada
adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)
bookmarkdoo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkduilaa gee
to be exceedingly unsuccessful with members of the opposite sex
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkgauvae
noun jaw; a set of false teeth
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhagadaahili
verb make someone sing
bookmarkhagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagaingoo
verb give a name to, named, called
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhaula
verb set on fire
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhou
verb drill (native bow drill)
bookmarkhua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarki dai nei
mortlockislands
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkmaalie ange
a little later
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmaeva
adjective move from one place to another
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmouli
verb to live; be alive
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarksalani ange
just a little salani
bookmarksambagidaa
sangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
suunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkvaiduu
lazy
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