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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkaho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkanei sili
these were enough
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbili i de lodo
unforgotten
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbuu
adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagodo gee (ma)
another thing altogether;different (from); recuperating (after an illness)
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdaumada
verb stare at,observe closely
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdeeai
adjective
denga meenaa
those ones (plural)
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgohu de me
become dark (with no natural light)
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkhaa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhaaina dangada
adjective stare at people indiscreetly (esp.strangers)
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagaalo-mea
verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagabuua
verb crowd away from
bookmarkhagadonu muna
adjective act as an interpreter
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhagasegelia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhai dahi heohi
maintain one’s position in an argument(against contrary positions)
bookmarkhai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhai me galasi
to steal after having sort of asked for
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkhologumi
adjective
honu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkhuahuaa me
noun
iga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
laelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklama
noun a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklava ai donu huu
forget it
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmada age (iho)
adjective take from the bottom (top); take the worst or smallest (best or biggest)
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagaahi
noun embers
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkmmau
adjective
mastered, memorized, known by heart;
modomodo
molimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmuaamoni
a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmark
tangada adi longo
gossipy person, telltale
bookmarktiimaa
noun ship
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
bookmarkvaiduu
lazy
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