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ahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkanei ai laa
these then were those
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbalu gauanga
adjective trembling of legs
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaabui
verb enclose
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
dao malui
noun a spear with a hinged barb
bookmarkdaula mada lau nui
noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdeai ange
no more, no other
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdee kasi
perhaps
bookmarkdonu iho
adjective realize, understand
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgabe manava
adjective eat sparingly (just enough to maintain one’s strength), have a snack
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkgu soe donu
unmistakably, for certain
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadoo dai
adjective to fish off the reef for tuna
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagapago sala
adjective unfortunate result
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhatinga
noun crook of the knee or elbow
bookmarkhedaadoi
adjective collide
bookmarkhonu-uda
noun insectsp. (small and turtle-like)
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkhudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree
bookmarklagi
noun pertaining to the open sea
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklodo a gauligi
adjective immature (in personality); vulnerable to having one’s feelings easily hurt
bookmarklodo baageaa
adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarkma tua
besides
bookmarkmaavae
adjective separated (two things),divorced
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmahanga
adjective be split open
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
massaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkme ne modu
decision
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
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bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarknege
verb move (something) a little way over
bookmarkngadi hanonga
noun a useless journey
bookmarkngaue age
increase (in rank or price, etc.)
bookmarkngudu aahua
noun islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarkodaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkomaadeu
pronoun our (plural, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarksaniba
silversides
bookmarksau
noun
sugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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