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aabi
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkaasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkalaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkalohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkau ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbasalia
verb seep (of water)
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkbudu
noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdangaligi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdau i tua
memorize
bookmarkdelaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkdua saali
noun one of the lines of which saaliis composed
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkdugi de lodo
to fish in various places (in the lagoon) in order to catch as many fish (of any kind) as possible
bookmarkdugi gee
chase away (in a certain direction)
bookmarkdui moni
noun a fleet of canoes (in line)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgoloa baalanga
noun metal-working tools
bookmarkgoloa o de hine
female genitalia
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhaa lodo
noun the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagaala
verb make mat sections
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagausi
darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai hegau hilo
work hypocritically (appearing to follow the rules but secretly violating the prohibitions)
bookmarkhai mogobuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhedangisi
adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkiloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklodo degi
adjective having a forgiving nature
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmaege
verb raised up
bookmarkmaga de gau dogi
masturbate (of males only)
bookmarkmaimai ange
to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)
bookmarkmalanga
adjective
lifted up; departed (as a ship); separate from
manu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
moa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmuli madangi
verb sailing downwind
bookmarknao
verb to extract by gouging out with a finger
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkolonoa
sea cucumber
bookmarkono llau
number six hundred
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksau makaga
adjective blow steadily (of wind)
bookmarksau makaga de madangi
the blowing of wind steadily (for a long time) from one direction
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarkssae de hine
to deflower a girl
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarkssunu
suck, smoke (cigarettes)
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarktala
rough in texture (as perceived at one time)
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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