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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkaasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkbaunga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbili
adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkbugolo
noun coral sp.: faviid coral
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdaane gasia
noun a person who is useful to others
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaula duu nui
noun a rope used to lower a bunch of coconuts to the ground
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
didianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
donu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkduu inai
type of mat (a half inai)
bookmarkduubaa
noun one half of an oyster shell
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgavaausu
noun plantsp.: treesp.: barringtoniatree (barringtonia asiatica (l.) kurz)
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagabaangoa
verb causing prostration
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadau bale
adjective cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagasaa
adjective quarrel (like children)
bookmarkhai bao
verb divided into compartments
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhilo ange
mix with
bookmarkhoosenga ange
embarrassed by
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igohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarkkii gee
move away from
bookmarkllabu
verb claw
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaagila
verb to appear to be barely separated (as islets on the atoll when seen from a distance); parted slightly
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmaalie loo
much later
bookmarkmadaangudu
adjective converse with
bookmarkmadaviiga
verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish
bookmarkmagi ssae aalanga
sore muscles (not associated with strain)
bookmarkmagua
adjective thieving
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmai
verb arrive
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmodu gee
cut away from; separated from
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarksenga
adjective crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
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