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aho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkalaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkanaa nei
those now
bookmarkanei ange naa
about this
balabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbugaliaa
daasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdelaa ai laa
that there was it
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkduu ngavesi
cover of a box
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkgaha dea
adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)
bookmarkgasa
adjective run aground
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgea
hawksbill turtle
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkgu soe donu
unmistakably, for certain
bookmarkhaalo
verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily
bookmarkhagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadau doo
verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhai de boo (o)
celebrate the birthday (of)
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
holomanga
noun throat
bookmarkhuligee
turn away from, turn inside out (of clothes)
bookmarkhulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkigohi
verb firetongs
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklau de alelo
be unable to speak clearly, owing to a stuttering problem
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklausamua
verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt
bookmarkllilo mai
decreasing (in number); becoming less
bookmarkloomai
adjective
come or go (toward the speaker)
luungagi
verb to be in a place protected from the wind, lee
bookmarkmaadau hholu
noun a fishhook made of wire
bookmarkmadaala
adjective able to remain awake for a long time
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmana
supernatural power
bookmarkmanava i lunga
manege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkmanu-mmala
noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
bookmarkmaoli
noun a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkmoni dui
a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkngau hala
bite someone
bookmarkniho gaina
noun teeth with cavities
bookmarkpai
verb a type of cloud formation like babaiangi
bookmarkpulu
verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
sigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksomo dae
fully mature coconut apple
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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