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abi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkadi longo
adjective to tattle
bookmarkalaange
adjective allowed to, permissible
bookmarkaloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkasu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkbuge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkdamaa tili
adjective sharpshooter
bookmarkdanu de maasina
the setting of the moon
bookmarkdanuaa loo
ok (good)
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdau malino
verb an area of the sea which is dead calm
bookmarkde hia
which number
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdoo de gulabe
prolapsed rectum
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgabinivali
a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhagaaloha
adjective piteous,pitiful
bookmarkhagadau gavange
adjective compete (between groups)
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagadubu o de ahi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu ssaalanga
adjective search intently for
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagahala
a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagamoe
verb put to bed
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry,rush
bookmarkhai bao
verb divided into compartments
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhale hadu
noun a house of brick or cement construction
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhhola mai saiolo
to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkiai sago
adjective having special ability (strength, power, etc.) which others do not have, a strong or powerful (person)
bookmarklanga
verb lift, raise up; copy out (by hand); ship from one place to another
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarkllaga
verb take a single step
bookmarklludu
verb take all (of something)
bookmarklodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarkluu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaanegabo
energetic
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagi ilihia
adjective gastritis (having one’s stomach full of gas)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanu lalo tai
noun seashell
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarksee
adjective cry aloud
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksoe iho
adjective straight down; decided for one by the will of god
bookmarkssili mada
to faint, be unconscious
bookmarksumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
bookmarkvalu llau
number eight hundred
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