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aha
verb what
bookmarkalaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkalohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkanaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
badioda
verb the residue remaining after coconut oil has been heated; the residue remaining after arrowroot starch-making
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbau ange
capable of, be the equal of
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkboaa
verb be caught in a storm
bookmarkbogo
verb take something, steal something
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkbuliaamo
adjective sad
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdaga holiage
verb surrounding area; tocut or make a ring around
bookmarkdahuli de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdau malino
verb an area of the sea which is dead calm
bookmarkde aha
which is it
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
diba iho
adjective to tip down; go away from the atoll
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoe
adjective leftover, remain
bookmarkgaadu
verb give (colloquial)
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgiado
outrigger boom
bookmarkguba
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish (the native term is applied to several spp.)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhadu-uli
noun coralsp.: bluecoral
bookmarkhagaada
verb give a picture to
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagammau
adjective poisonous
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagasaohia
verb make oneself available
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhai gi de mahi
do or take by force,rape
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hhanga
verb split open, open up, or separate, all at once
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhuaalanga
noun a type of coconuttree
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklengi
adjective bloated, inflated, swollen up, bulging
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkluu ogu
pronoun my (for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada luu mada
noun in the presence of someone
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun labia (vulva)
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmanu ea
noun coralhead (at or broaching the surface of the water)
bookmarkme de lodo
noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarknngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarkoha valaai
adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarksahudu
sea bass
bookmarksamua
verb slandered; to have been an object of gossip
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksavini
verb run
bookmarksigale
verb scull (a boat)
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
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