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aboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkadu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkalaa maa
those there were about (approximately)
bookmarkaloage
aloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
anaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkange laa
the next but one
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkbongaa manu
noun large, exposed roots (e.g., of the breadfruit tree)
bookmarkbudu
noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
bookmarkbuudunga
noun pile of, group of
bookmarkdaa gee taahili
sing off-key
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdahuli de lodo
change of heart, change one’s mind, repent
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdeai donu
adjective none at all
bookmarkdee maeva
not present, absent
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdumulu
noun july
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu dalo
noun piece of soft taro
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
noun a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhai dahi doo
trick someone
bookmarkhallaba
noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkkalo talinga
adjective clean out, or scratch, inside the ear
bookmarkkave huaame
verb take the whole thing
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklaagau
wood, stick (of wood)
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklibi
verb do rapidly (esp. a repeated action done energetically)
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmaalisa
noun an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
masausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagaodi
noun last one
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarksai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksao gainga
sweep or clean up trash
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarkuaasei
a type of small knife
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
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