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aha ai
what for
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkaude haia
no kidding
bookmarkava
verb passage, channel
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbiigi haahine
noun sow
bookmarkbole gi de gai
eat ravenously
bookmarkbuuia
verb be struck with something shot out from something else
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdagidogoisi
adjective very few for each one
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
daumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkde gau duuli sou
gilbertese people
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdee tala mai!
don’t tell me
bookmarkdelaa ange naa
about that
delaa naa loo
that there could be it
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkdugu de laa
lower sail
bookmarkeligi
adjective
chief of the island ()
gadagada doo me
laugh at
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gai aha
and then what
bookmarkgano dea
noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgatae
fishing net (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadabanimeeli
verb to make payment for medical treatment
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadau kino
adjective hate each other
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagahala
noun a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhai de biho
verb act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhuahuaa me
noun
hulu manu
noun feathers
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
double-edged
bookmarkkave gi de mahi
obtain by force
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklausedi
noun
lleu luu mada
swelling of the eyes (after crying)
bookmarklodo hagamau me
adjective selfish with one’s possessions, ungiving
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmadaa sele
noun loop of a lasso or noose
bookmarkmadegi
adjective be jerked
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
malu gohu
adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)
bookmarkmamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmana
supernatural power
bookmarkme abadai
European things (gear, etc)
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkmoni dui
noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkolo
noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksalu
verb scrape (something), plane (something), scrape off (with an object), peel (with a knife toward one)
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksoe lodo modu
to remain (or sit, or stand) motionless (as when praying)
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarksua aaleloi
a wrestling maneuver
bookmarktama
noun child
bookmarktee langi
noun sky
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
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