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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkadumua
verb pregnant and almost ready to deliver; first among a group of pregnant women to deliver
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdahea
adjective
drift
dahea gee
drift away
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdamaa hine
noun girl,young woman,daughter
bookmarkdao de laangi
celebrate
bookmarkdaogili
noun
daubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdelaa ai
therefore (with respect to that there)
bookmarkdele de gada
smile
bookmarkdili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkduilaa
verb to be unable to attract members of the opposite sex
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgau laagau
noun the shaft of a spear
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
golomagi lodo
adjective self-controlled
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadeeai
verb refuse to
bookmarkhagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagamanu
verb cause to have disease
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity; ’the activity which is not taught’
bookmarkhakoloa
verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkhusi
taro bag, swamp
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
kangi de maanadu
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklaohie de me
good weather (dry)
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarkllou
hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarkmada agamu
noun the essential design features of tuai
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
mada nnui
adjective having big holes (or entrances, etc.)
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmau me
adjective successful in obtaining what one wants(things)
bookmarkme dili uda
noun an ocean current which comes towards the atoll
bookmarkme maaguluaa
noun dislocated joint (of the body)
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
charlatan
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarksaniba
silversides
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarkvalu llau
number eight hundred
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