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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbangi
noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkbugaliaa
bulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdalaa muna
noun word,phrase
bookmarkdamaa tili
adjective sharpshooter
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdau
noun chant (ancient)
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdegi ange
forgive (someone),pardon (someone)
bookmarkdele
verb move from one place to another; to sail (a canoe); be transmitted; slipout of one’s hands (e.g., a line on which a big fish has been caught)
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdenei loo
this is it at last
bookmarkdiba
adjective not level, tipped to one side
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share (of something); part (of something); fraction (in arithmetic)
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
dugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkgaanoni
noun
an omen of death
gaiaa
verb steal, dishonest, cheat; to ask or accept too readily
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgiado
outrigger boom
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgoo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhakii adu
get out
bookmarkhale pono
noun prison, jail
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhanolia
verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklaagei
noun
lahu me
adjective inclined to be suspicious
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklanibene
adjective separation in coconut oil (when it is aging)
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklau-gadaha
noun plantsp.: bird’s-nestfern(asplenium nidus l.)
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklua-aligi
adjective chiefmate (of a european ship)
bookmarkma te duge
noun the point of a madaa duge
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmaanetonu
adjective act cautiously
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmaga de gau dogi
masturbate (of males only)
bookmarkmagau i de hiigai
ravenous
bookmarkmahedua
sneeze
bookmarkmamu de lagi
noun the fish which live beyond the outer reef
bookmarkmangeo
verb a large sore (on the body); a blemish (on the skin)
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkme
mmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoele
a lie
bookmarkmusu
verb whisper(ing)
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarknngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarksagulaa-saamono
noun fishsp.
bookmarksaniba
silversides
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksavini dua
adjective run backwards, move backwards fast
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksili muna
adjective inquisitive (prone to ask too many questions)
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
sumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
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