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alaa ai
those only
bookmarkalaa maa
those there were about (approximately)
bookmarkaligi
adjective priest (of a cult)
bookmarkalomasige
adjective hasten to go or come
bookmarkange laa
the next but one
bookmarkbaalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbua maliaa
bulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdehui
noun
tens of coconuts
delaa maa
that there was about (approximately)
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdogi
noun adze; a tapping movement
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkgaha uli
adjective having brown (ripe) coconuts (of a coconut tree)
bookmarkgalasi
gamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgodi mai
adjective a certain type of manipulation inplaying with string figures
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagadabena iho
verb prepare oneself, make oneself
bookmarkhagadai
verb furnish salt to
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagadubu o manu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagaduulou
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagalaagii
verb
decorate, adorn; ornament
hagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhai me dagi
work slowly
bookmarkhai ngaohie
adjective easy
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhale i lodo
noun ribcage, thoraciccavity
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhhaa
verb blossom forth
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkkave huaame
verb take the whole thing
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarkma hee
where else
bookmarkmaalo age
have become maalo
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmalogahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkmau
adjective to finish defecating
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkniho
noun tooth, teeth
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkpale age (iho)
steer toward (away from) land
bookmarkpili
adjective be bored
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksavali
hungry
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksebu
adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarkua dea
white-throated frigate bird
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkubu
noun cup
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