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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkabo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkalaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkasu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkboolaa
adjective a type of sound, indicating surprise
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdagabe
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdao
noun spear, branch of
bookmarkdao malui
noun a spear with a hinged barb
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau
noun chant (ancient)
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdegi
verb to jerk; get something quickly
bookmarkdili dagidahi age
release one at a time or intermittently or sporadically
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu gili somo
the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkgaligi
adjective covered all over with
bookmarkgalo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkgau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
haaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhadu-maadau
noun
coralsp.
hadu-uli
noun coralsp.: bluecoral
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagahoou
verb make like new
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhai mogobuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhainoo
verb
permitted,open to the public,secular
hannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhhuge iho
adjective an opening in the clouds
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
kala
adjective smarting of skin which has been cut, or of an abrasion, when in contact with seawater, etc.
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarklou
verb a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick (breadfruit), pull down
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaaniha
adjective strongly desirous of
bookmarkmadalama
noun tip of coconut palm leaf
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmaleva
adjective present1 (not absent)
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanu dabeo
verb trees and shrubs which grow as weeds
bookmarkmanu-a-madaligi
noun birdsp.: short-tailedshearwater(puffinus tenuirostris)
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkmmahi i de gai
eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
ngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
nguulia
verb be nguu
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarkse hia
just how many
bookmarksigale
verb scull (a boat)
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
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