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aabida
verb make a coil of dried pandanus leaves
bookmarkaha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkanei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkange laa
the next but one
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdenei naa loo
this seems to be
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkgauanga mahagi
noun dislocated thighbone
bookmarkgii talinga
adjective tinnitus
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgu odi ange ona
he has done all he could
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaamu
verb pay respect to,honor (someone)
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhai daahili
verb to compose songs
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkheboohagi
adjective fight
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkkaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklama
noun a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklleu luu mada
swelling of the eyes (after crying)
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarkmaagoda
adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmark
madaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmadangi
noun storm
bookmarkmahola
adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmau
adjective to finish defecating
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
ngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarknohoa
verb occupied
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksigale saele
adjective search for
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarkssae de manava
struggle to breathe
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
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