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aalo dahi
verb do at one time
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkangia
verb blow away, cause to move (in the water)
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkboa
noun record catch (of fish) by an individual during his lifetime on any one fishing expedition
bookmarkboaa
verb be caught in a storm
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
daalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaguu
noun axe
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdili bala
adjective collapse (of persons)
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkduu taua
outbreak of war
bookmarkduulanga
noun the place of, the track of (something)
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows
bookmarkgai lima lua
eat greedily (with both hands)
bookmarkgalo hilo
verb not cooked completely
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgenu
verb a movement of the hips, as in the act of sexual intercourse
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgii talinga
tinnitus
bookmarkgu soe donu
unmistakably, for certain
bookmarkgumedi vai solo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaalo-mea
verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb to crack (as a nut)
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahenua
verb give land to
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagalilo
verb take shelter, to shelter (somethingfrom the elements); blockout (from sight)
bookmarkhagalligi
verb make very small
bookmarkhagalloba ange
to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagasaulaba
verb treat as saulaba
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhebuihagi
verb provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencilurchin
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkhhali gee
scoop out
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkkaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarklau de alelo
be unable to speak clearly, owing to a stuttering problem
bookmarkllava
verb
finished
lodo daemaha
adjective feel unhappy or sad
bookmarklodo gi me
adjective acquisitive, covetous
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkmaanadu age
decide (arrive at a decision), make upone’s mind; think up
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
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madalama
noun tip of coconut palm leaf
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkme hanga dalogo
ingredients of dalogo
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkmoni hai gubenga
noun a canoe rigged for gubenga fishing
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksigi de hagahala
collection (in church), offering (in chrch), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
bookmarkvasega
apprehensive, nervous, anxious (in social contexts)
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