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aalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkanei maa
these were about (approximately)
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdagitilo
verb watchful, be on the lookout, keep aneye on
bookmarkdala
verb unfasten,undo,untie
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdoo lalo
verb unsuccessful
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu inai
type of mat (a half inai)
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgau mai moni
noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)
bookmarkhaadinga haiava
noun bend in a path
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhagassogaanga
noun
hagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai de hai
stubborn,willful
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
hulo saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkano mouli
adjective fresh meat (including fish)
bookmarklaavasi
noun meat (or fish, or seafood) which issuitable as food
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklalo ade
solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklegia
noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmago
adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)
bookmarkmahuge
mala
bald
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
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moe danuaa
die in piece
bookmarkmuliagina
adjective last,final
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarkngaue iho
adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkpono
verb to close
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksaunga
adjective having an unpleasant bodyodor
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
tino
noun piece; share
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
bookmarkuhi daguu
turtle ribs, used as knives in rituals
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