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aahee ange
what else
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkalelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkbagua
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaa mouli
take life away from
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdalaa muna
noun word,phrase
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
daudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkde gau duuli sou
gilbertese people
bookmarkdeai ange
no more, no other
bookmarkdee modu
adjective continually
bookmarkdenaa ai
therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)
bookmarkdenei ange naa
about this
dua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgaba aasanga
noun the sides of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgede gabi de husi
noun
a type of basket
geu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadi bodo
adjective breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhadugolaa
any stone of volcanic origin [imported from volcanic islands].
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaaha
verb cause to do what
bookmarkhagadae
verb to give a hand net to
bookmarkhagadama
verb to treat as a child
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagadogoisi
verb reduce in number, make fewer
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhai de hai
adjective stubborn, willful
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhedangisi
adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)
bookmarkhedau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)
bookmarkhenua mounga
noun a land where there are mountains (a high island or a continental land mass)
bookmarkhhou
verb insist upon
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkise-ngaio
needlefish
bookmarkkalo talinga
adjective clean out, or scratch, inside the ear
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklao
noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklunga ange
up more
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmark
mada mmea
dark red
bookmarkmada mmea
adjective dark red
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmagau loo au
now i’m really in trouble
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmaile
noun plantsp.: maile-scentedfern(polypodium scolopendria burm. f.)
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmmasi
adjective the ripened condition of the fruit of the pandanus (when the keys begin to fall)
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkpala boo maasina
the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarksai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarksavala
adjective interested in, enjoys
bookmarksemada
numeral tens of thousands
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
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