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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkaboo
tonight
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkaso
noun fish sp., white tip shark
bookmarkbili i de lodo
unforgotten
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdae gi oona
be tops
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdangaligi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkde gau duuli sou
gilbertese people
bookmarkdelaa ange
that there is another one
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkduagi
verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu o de hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of the island (nukuoro)
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
noun trapezeidcrab
bookmarkgaleve vii
noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
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haa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaasanga
verb to create aasanga
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagasee
adjective
just barely;
hagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhala goobai
noun a wooden form used in making hats
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkheui
verb question (something) carefully
bookmarkhevaalogi
the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
ise-ngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarkkii mai
decreasing
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklodo llidi
adjective a dandy (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadabuunoua
adjective become dull
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmagi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmagi sali usu
headcold,runny nose
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
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manu-ligi
verb lice (immature); louse (immature)
bookmarkmao lalo
adjective deep,low (in status)
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmmau gava
adjective known by heart, memorized, know (how to do something) well
bookmarkmoe tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkngavesi
noun box,coffin,crate
bookmarkpalo
noun a watery area extending into a land area (e.g., a bay)
bookmarksaaluanga
a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
sauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarksaulolua
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarktainaahine gauligi
noun younger sister
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