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alohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkdaa de hia
what time is it
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabuna
noun part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdaelodo
noun number, figure; the outrigger boombetween the giado madua and the giado manu
bookmarkdagodo adu
appear there (from here)
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdee maeva
not present, absent
bookmarkdee manava age
do earnestly
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdolo bala
verb to climb a coconut tree without using a rope (on one’s hands or feet) for assistance
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdoo mai de malino
completely calm
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object(such as a mat)
bookmarkgai me hagadau doa
eat as though competing against othereaters in a test of manliness(e.g., to eat fish with the scales and all)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaanialo
verb a bracing cross-beam <>
bookmarkhagabuua
verb crowd away from
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhulubala
verb smeared with grease or paint or food, etc.
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklibo ange de henua
feel dizzy or faint, vertigo
bookmarklima-pilo
time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmalanga age
lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmaluu
verb soft
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmoomuna
adjective fatty
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngadi hai bodu
common-law marriage, concubinage
bookmarknoodalo
duplicate
bookmarknoodalo
verb duplicate
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksambagidaa
sau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarkse goo
adept at
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarkssogo
grated raw taro which has dried out
bookmarkteungaalodo
noun middle (of something round); center
bookmarkuli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
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