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alaa donu
those there only
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkanaa ange maalie
those are exactly right
bookmarkanga
verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaalau
adjective sticky, greasy
bookmarkbapaba
adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)
bookmarkbudu
noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
bookmarkdagidogoisi
adjective very few for each one
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdangada gai dangada
cannibal
bookmarkdaogili
noun
datada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdiinei de lodo
become calmer (after being angry)
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genetalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdoonga a lima
one’s own tools, or tools with which one is familiar
bookmarkdua nnui
noun violence; a type of rope
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkeligi
adjective
chief of the island ()
gadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
gulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagaadugau
verb arrange things in a row or line
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagadubu maduu paa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahidu (ina)
verb the name of a person in a traditional story
bookmarkhagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagasaalunga de lungi
a member of the Christian Endeavor Society
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhai dama
adjective pregnant
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhai ngaohie
adjective easy
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkino
adjective bow or nod or genuflect (as a sign of respect)
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
noun pelvicbone
bookmarkkaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklibo ange de henua
feel dizzy or faint, vertigo
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarksao gainga
sweep or clean up trash
bookmarksau
noun
savaa
adjective soon (will happen)
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarkseleia
verb to cut one’s hand by a hand-held fish line, when it is taken by a fish
bookmarkseni tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksinga mai (adu, ange)
come carrying
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
bookmarkssigo
clever, a fast learner; catch on to, understand
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
bookmarkudua
promontory, peninsula
bookmarkvasu
like
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