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aasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkadu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
dabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdagaa
verb a leader (for a fishline, made of olonga)
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdaohi ange dahi hai
argue against
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdenaa sili
that is enough
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
dookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkdube
adjective movements perceived under the covers; the swarming of maggots in meat
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgabaea
to hang oneself
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagadaemahadia
verb put too much weight on
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu i luu goo
hagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagamaasei ange
make smaller (away from one)
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai me dogaa
behave with embarrassment or shyness
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkhanga-mea
noun
hedangisi
adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmark
hulo saele
wander around
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkibu
noun
isiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
langa de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklibo ange de henua
feel dizzy or faint, vertigo
bookmarklilo
adjective disappear, vanish; sheltered(from the elements)
bookmarkloigulu
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkmaanadu gelo
adjective profound thoughts
bookmarkmahanga
adjective be split open
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarknngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkodaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarksaagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksae mai
break through the bush (toward one)
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksigi de hagahala
a technique of finishing a mat edge
bookmarksou hahine
noun a steady, light gust of wind
bookmarkttea
adjective white
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
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