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adi
verb relate news or gossip
bookmarkaha naa
let’s (later)
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkao
verb daylight
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbanuunu
basa hagamao lunga
speak arrogantly
bookmarkdaga
verb go from one place to another in a group
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdee adahaia
very; very bad
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
denei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdili aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkduu lua
verb to have the strength or capacity of two persons; to take on two persons in a fight
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgabaea
to hang oneself
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgadea
noun the side of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgalabe
noun seacucumber sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgolo
verb remember an incident with a view toward revenge
bookmarkgoloa hai hegau
noun tools (for work)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhaanau
verb born, be
bookmarkhagadoo dai
adjective to fish off the reef for tuna
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagaodi
verb end of (e.g., time)
bookmarkhagasegelia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhai hagadubu
adjective to fashion a string figure
bookmarkhai me dogaa
behave with embarrassment or shyness
bookmarkhano kaba
adjective go immediately
bookmarkhelii-baalanga
noun plantsp.: grasssp.
bookmarkhellumi de henua
mass confusion or panic
bookmarkhidi de mamu dunu
curling up of fish (when cooked)
bookmarkhuaahuu
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
iviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklau de alelo
be unable to speak clearly, owing to a stuttering problem
bookmarklausedi
noun
leva saele
adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective happy
bookmarklodo gi me
adjective acquisitive, covetous
bookmarkluu ogu
pronoun my (for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmagau danuaa
die peacefully (shown by a beatific facial expression on the corpse and the calmness of the weather)
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmagi ssae aalanga
sore muscles (not associated with strain)
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkme ssalu lau
a scraper for leaves
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkngadi laangi
noun a day other than sunday; a day on whichnothing is accomplished
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarknoho mai (adu, ange)
resist me (you, them), oppose me (you, them)
bookmarknooligi
noun a small knife
bookmarkonodaa
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarkttea
adjective white
bookmarkua dea
white-throated frigate bird
bookmarkvela
burned
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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