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alaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbasa dua nnui
speak undiplomatically
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaahia
verb cleanoff
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdelaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdino boo
noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
bookmarkdogi
noun adze; a tapping movement
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
duu duli
adjective kneel
bookmarkgabi
verb hold something between two (or more)other things; grab (between other things, e.g., fingers)
bookmarkgadiou
gaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgeao
noun plantsp.: plant-shrub sp.(sida fallax walp.)
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadi haho
adjective steep (inclination)
bookmarkhagabaasi
verb do toward one side
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagabolo
verb to include in one’s will
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhhoda
gasp for breath
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkholi
adjective shape of,form of
bookmarkkii iho
adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarkllahi
noun fishsp. (= small hagaudalolo)
bookmarkloange
adjective
go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)
loselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkmadalua maa siva
number twenty nine
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmmadu
noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoni
noun canoe
bookmarkmoosee
verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmusa
verb the sound of many little school fish feeding at the surface of the water
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngaobo
verb easily bent out of shape
bookmarknonu
noun plantsp.: tree sp. (the archaic name of bugaliaa)
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkolonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksee
adjective cry aloud
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarktaane sauaa
shark (euphemism)
bookmarkua dea
white-throated frigate bird
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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