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anaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkau ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkbaanabu
noun
stone (from banaba
baguu de laa
past noon
bookmarkdaaligi
verb do something seriously; be moved about; a jerky movement, caused by the wind (e.g., the flapping of a sail); work seriously
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdahea gi lalo
sink (completely)
bookmarkdama daane
adjective boy, young man
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdanuaa ange
goodfor, better than
bookmarkdau
noun cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdau gulu
verb breadfruit season
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
dauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdoo dai
appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdua duiagi
noun fishingline of the largest size (on which a whole belubelu is used as bait)
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduubulei
noun head of the penis
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgaleu
adjective a change of wind direction
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkganabu
noun the base of a coconut tree trunk
bookmarkgano dae
noun the net of a hand net (not including the net’s handle)
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgulu bala
tree-ripened breadfruit
bookmarkhagaalo-uli
verb cause to be dark (of fully mature coconutmeat)
bookmarkhagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagasogoisi
verb
hai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhedangisi
adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklangadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklo te
longolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkma ai
and who
bookmarkmada libia
verb a very sharp point
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dolu
number thirteen
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malibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkme abo donu
real, true
bookmarkme tao
noun dye
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarknoho dau donu
sit quietly
bookmarkolo
an area in which sand has accumulated; beach; sand spit
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksili gee
standout from (others in a group) indistance or height
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksogoisi loo huu
songagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
bookmarkvvala
a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water
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