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aahee ange

what else

agau

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noun reef (the portion which is sometimes under water)

alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

alelo-hatuli

noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell

amuamu iho

noun drizzle

anaa ai huu

those only then

baa

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noun mollusk sp., pearl oyster

bagua

noun plant sp.: tree sp.: pandan tree (pandanus dubius Spreng.)

bangabanga mai

become skinny, become shrunken

basa gelo

speak sagely

bula de ganomada

get mad

bulibuliaamou

adjective prone to long for

daa mouli

take life away from

daaea

noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)

dabanimeeli

adjective payment for medical treatment

dalaa muna

noun word,phrase

dalangasau

verb be quick-witted in an emergency

dangadanga

adjective loose (not tight) ; sieve

daudali i lodo

follow another’s will

de gau duuli sou

gilbertese people

deai ange

no more, no other

dee modu

adjective continually

denaa ai

therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)

denei ange naa

about this , much more...

dua gi lunga

thicker (line or rope, etc.)

duudae goede

noun the inky excretion of the octopus

duudagi

verb connect up, join up, continueupon

gaa lava

and then

gaavange

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verb give

gaba aasanga

noun the sides of the watercourses between islets on the atoll

gannui

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noun meat inside a young green coconut

gede gabi de husi

noun a type of basket

geu de madangi

a change of wind

goa

noun termite

goobai lau

noun a hat made from pandanus leaves

haangoda dua beau

noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)

hadi bodo

adjective breaking of waves at short intervals

hadu de moana

noun a type of string figure

hadugolaa

any stone of volcanic origin [imported from volcanic islands].

haduhadu

verb thick (not watery)

hagaaha

verb cause to do what

hagadae

verb to give a hand net to

hagadama

verb to treat as a child

hagadoa

verb act like a giant

hagadoe

verb put aside, leave for later, conserve

hagadogoisi

verb reduce in number, make fewer

hagamau

verb to strive to become acquainted with

hagaodea

verb the time at which it is midday

hagasegesege ange

allow someone to do as he pleases

hai de hai

adjective stubborn, willful

hale baabaa

noun frame house

hano

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verb go

hedangisi

adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)

hedau

noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)

henua mounga

noun a land where there are mountains (a high island or a continental land mass)

hhou

verb insist upon

hinangalosaa

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adjective sad

honu baabaa

fill to the brim

inai

noun a type of mat

ise-ngaio

needlefish

kalo talinga

adjective clean out, or scratch, inside the ear

kangi

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adjective sharp

koe se aha

who do you think you are

lao

noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab

lodo danuaa

adjective contented,happy

lohaloha

verb measure off in fathoms

lunga ange

up more

maamaangi

adjective repeatedly or continually maangi

mada dabuvae

noun toenail

mada duai

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coconut husking bench

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mada mmea

dark red

mada mmea

adjective dark red

madaangahulu

numeral ten (objects)

madeea

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verb recognize

magau loo au

now i’m really in trouble

mahana

adjective hot

maile

noun plantsp.: maile-scentedfern(polypodium scolopendria burm. f.)

malulu

adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)

manavanava ~ manamanava

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adjective breathing

maoli

a suspicion which proves to be true

me mmala

noun bile

meamea --

adjective becoming red

mmasi

adjective the ripened condition of the fruit of the pandanus (when the keys begin to fall)

mmaunga

noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)

moomoa-ganoanga

boxfish (yellow)

naba

adjective a slip of the tongue

ngadi ngavesi

noun an empty box

ono laangi

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noun Saturday

pala boo maasina

the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)

poo

adjective grab or catch in a single act

sai

verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)

sali dodo

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verb bleed

sau alohenua

verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land

savala

adjective interested in, enjoys

semada

numeral tens of thousands

singasinga

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verb to wave back and forth (as a coconut tree in the wind)

soa

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noun friend

somo

adjective grow, develop; coconutapple

tea

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adjective white

vaii doo

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noun waterfall