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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkanei ange huu
this
ango
basa dua nnui
speak undiplomatically
bookmarkbasalia
verb seep (of water)
bookmarkbido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkbongaa hala
noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)
bookmarkdaa de hagallogo
perform certain old religious ceremonies or chants
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkdee anga
forgetful, absent-minded
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdenga hhuge --
upward current
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdoopeva
noun trick, prank
bookmarkduadonu
adjective luck, good fortune
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkdungu ibo
verb smell (oneself)
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgapua
verb large fissures or depressions in the reef (incomplete channels)
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadau bale
adjective cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagaoda tugi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)
bookmarkhagatolongia
verb slack off completely on (a rope)
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhausanga
noun a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkkano made
adjective slightly aged meat
bookmarklagi
noun pertaining to the open sea
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarkleia
verb be jumped upon; be landed upon
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklleu luu malau ngudu
swollen lips (from eating spicy foods or foods to which one is allergic)
bookmarkloba
noun a type of mat
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luu panava
noun scrotum (whole thing)
bookmarkma te duge
noun the point of a madaa duge
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmada ahodo
verb any place where seawater seeps into the taro bog
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmadaviiga
verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmao lalo
adjective deep,low (in status)
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkmeemaagau
noun non-living thing
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarknoho hagamaaiongi
adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkono-laangi
time noun saturday (’sixth day’)
bookmarkpaa age
explode from below
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saa
a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
savini
verb run
bookmarkssaga bau
tainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
bookmarktoogili
adjective wrinkly
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
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