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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkaau
verb remove
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkadumodu
noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkboolaa ange
say boolaa to
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuu
adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdama hodooligi
noun
children of the chief
degedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdelaa ai laa
that there was it
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkduubulei
noun head of the penis
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgabea
verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
bookmarkgada
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkgava dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgiado
outrigger boom
bookmarkhaalo
verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhagi
verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai daahili
verb to compose songs
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkhenuu
placenta
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhusi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklabu ssenga
adjective to run into trouble (owing to one’s misdeeds)
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmahana age
heartburn <>
bookmarkmangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoe tao
adjective sleep soundly
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muli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmuna abo donu
truth
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkobe
eye of thtaro corn
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksalahagi
verb an expedition to look for valuable drifting objects, either in the lagoon or in the open sea near the atoll
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksiilinga a muna
noun trial or formal inquiry
bookmarksili iho
adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)
bookmarksoe age
straight up; decide (for oneself)
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
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