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alaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkdaaligidia
verb to have been moved about by the wind
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdangada baoa
noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore
bookmarkdangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkdatanu
noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)
bookmarkdau malino
verb an area of the sea which is dead calm
bookmarkdau manu
verb flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)
bookmarkdau me
verb the sheath of the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdavage
noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)
bookmarkde huu de henua
noun the layer of consolidated sand (without coral rubble) next to the reef base under the island
bookmarkdeua
noun back (body part)
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdolu llau
number three hundred
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdonu
adjective understand; truth, right, correct
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduu lua
verb to have the strength or capacity of two persons; to take on two persons in a fight
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduulanga
noun the place of, the track of (something)
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
gili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgubu dae
noun intestines which appear to havesegmentation
bookmarkhaa lodo
verb the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhaanialo
verb a bracing cross-beam <>
bookmarkhagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagaduu gaiaa
adjective suspicious by nature
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt from the body (with freshwater)
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagasaa
adjective quarrel (like children)
bookmarkhahine
woman
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhebaa
adjective be close
bookmarkhenuu
verb a method of plaiting
bookmarkhoea
verb covered with sunburn blisters
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkiainei donu
right now
bookmarkkii age
move upward; reach a certain age
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadannia
noun finger
bookmarkmai moni
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmomme aadea
noun clearing (e.g., in the woods)
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarkngadi gai
verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarksee
adjective cry aloud
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
bookmarksugulu
noun school
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
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vaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
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