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adumodu
noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)
bookmarkahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkao
verb daylight
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbuge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkdaa hagapodo
verb
dai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdanuaa mai i hee
good according to whom
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkde ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu saba
adjective unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkduugia i de gai
be tired of eating a particular kind of food
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgalua
verb having viscous sputum
bookmarkgava dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgubenga
verb a large net for fishing
bookmarkgumedi hadu
noun
a bowl (pottery)
gumi
noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadaemahadia
verb put too much weight on
bookmarkhagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagamagua
verb to cause someone to steal
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagasegea
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhhaa
verb blossom forth
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarkiai sago
adjective having special ability (strength, power, etc.) which others do not have, a strong or powerful (person)
bookmarkieiangi
adjective recovered from illness
bookmarkkadi gauve
to clench one’s teeth from the cold
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklabodo-tea
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmainu
noun bait (on the hook)
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmamu
noun fish (generic term)
bookmarkmatoloia
a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmoe dige
adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkngadau age
older
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkovea
verb disheveled (as the chicken feathers on a much-used trolling lure)
bookmarksabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarksiili
noun a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
songagi
a bad sort of person
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarkssae aalanga
adjective sore in the muscles
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarkteve de gili
gooseflesh
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
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