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aasolo
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkanei ange maalie
these are exactly right
bookmarkbaasanga tugi ange muna
talk back
bookmarkbalu-udu
noun fish sp.: snapper
bookmarkbau iho
adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkbonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkbugu
noun mons veneris
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaa hatau
verb beat unmercifully
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
dagalia
verb trampled down (from people walking on); thoroughfare
bookmarkdangada gai dangada
cannibal
bookmarkdao o gasoni
noun
a type of a cloud formation
daudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
dongi de lae
a spot on the forehead
dua nnui
noun violence; a type of rope
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkelunga
noun top of, the position over (something)
bookmarkeu doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgamalie
adjective do attentively
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgoloa baalanga
noun metal-working tools
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgoosuu
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhaangoda ina
<= haangodalia>
bookmarkhagaaloha
adjective piteous,pitiful
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagamaasei ange
make smaller (away from one)
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagapiigia
verb make stuck to
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagausi mai
the appearance of rain clouds
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkholia
verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan
bookmarkio
noun a quarter of the body of a tuna when it is cut lengthwise
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmark
llonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmaingaa
adjective miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanadu
verb think
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmodu taalonga
adjective to escape (of fish, after having been speared)
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkono llau
number six hundred
bookmarkooi
adjective a sound used in communicating at a distance (= "yes")
bookmarkpena
verb take precautions
bookmarksaabudu
noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarkseni tao
sleep soundly
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
bookmarktulungaahi
noun hearth, cooking pit/fire
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
bookmarkvogi
to shame someone by teasing or insulting them
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