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aausa ina
a sea condition resembling that resulting from a ship leaving a wake
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkanaa ange naa
about that
baagava
noun violent in word or action
bookmarkbadotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbigi lima
adjective hold hands
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdai beau
verb rough seas at a certain time
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdanuaa mai i hee
good according to whom
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgai de henua
noun native food (not imported)
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgano niho
noun gums (of mouth)
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkhaa-laangi
time noun
thursday
haalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagabigi
verb strive to be like
bookmarkhagadau doo
verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagailaage
verb setfree
bookmarkhagaui gee
avoid
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhanga benu
adjective to extract pandanus seeds by splitting the fruit
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkholasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhua
verb come out in front; sing (a song); bear (fruit); a swelling (on the skin, or of dough, etc.);a swell (of the sea)
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarki dai nei
Mortlock Islands
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
adjective double-edged
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklabua
verb knead thoroughly
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
lollolo
oily
bookmarkmaangi
adjective soar or glide in the air
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
malemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective worried, apprehensive,fearful
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
maomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmmae tinae
adjective convulsed with laughter
bookmarkmogo
noun shoot from a sprouting coconut
bookmarkmouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarkmousi
adjective defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkpula luu mada
excited with joy
bookmarksagulaa-dagua
noun fishsp.
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarktuugili
noun goosebumps
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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