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adumua
verb pregnant and almost ready to deliver; first among a group of pregnant women to deliver
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkau hebaledage
noun a confluence of ocean currents (on the surface only)
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkbuni de ua
to be very thirsty
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaaia
verb wash clothes completely; scoop upcompletely
bookmarkdaina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdenaa ange
this there is another one
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit (from the story of duudebaabaa)
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkgaadinga lamallie
noun a coconut with an unusually large-sized kernel
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkginadoa
verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhagaausa
verb cause to leave a wake
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
inexpensive
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhuaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarkhulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkkalo talinga
adjective clean out, or scratch, inside the ear
bookmarkkano made
adjective slightly aged meat
bookmarklaangai milo sanga
a fishing condition in which fish arenot inclined to bite
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklabua
verb knead thoroughly
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklau ligi
verb having small leaves
bookmarklaussoe
adjective having straight hair (not kinky or wavy)
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarklodo mao lalo
characteristically hagamao lalo; self-effacing, meek in spirit
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmada luu mada
noun in the presence of someone
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmaga de hoe
to paddle vigorously
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmagi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmamu-lalo-beau
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkme hholu
noun bow (for an arrow)
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmuna madua
noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngavesi
noun box,coffin,crate
bookmarkngu te lodo
noun the edge of the lagoon reef
bookmarkodi mai (adu, ange)
all (e.g., have come)
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarkpili
adjective boring
bookmarksaalinga
noun street; road
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarkssabe age
eat
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarktoogili
adjective wrinkly
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
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