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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkadu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkaha nei
let’s (now)
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkbe...be
either...or
bookmarkbedage
verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkbono aasanga
adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)
bookmarkboo iho
adjective the following night
bookmarkdaane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdagu age
say out loud
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkdauagi
verb dry in the sun
bookmarkdenaa ai loo
that is it (which has been decided upon)
bookmarkdogaa ange
feel shy in the presence of
bookmarkduge
noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective exaggerate (esp. in storytelling)
bookmarkgalo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkgalubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaame / huame
noun coconut, green
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundarystone
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagalleo
verb to produce many sounds
bookmarkhagamabulia
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhagi ade
adjective insult (someone)
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhala goobai
noun a wooden form used in making hats
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarki ama
on the same side of a canoe as theoutrigger float
bookmarkidi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaanu iho
adjective to begin to fish while maanu
bookmarkmadalua maa valu
number twenty eight
bookmarkmadau-dalinga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmaege
verb raised up
bookmarkmai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmoosee
verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)
bookmarkmuu-madavai
noun fishsp. (rare)
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarkngae
noun head
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarkoda
grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkoo
pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksaabudu
noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarksebu
adj seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarksolo
to grate or file something; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
bookmarkssili mada
to faint, be unconscious
bookmarkua
noun neck
bookmarkvasu
like
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