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aada
adjective easily startled, skittish, wild (of animals)
bookmarkaagai
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkaahee ai
then which
bookmarkahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
bane
noun the flat top of the shark’s snout
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbolengia
verb do something without reflection
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdaelodo
noun number, figure; the outrigger boombetween the giado madua and the giado manu
bookmarkdaelodo odi ange
evennumber
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdanuaa mai i hee
good according to whom
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdoi-lesi
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
dolu-inoha
time noun the third number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdumuagi
noun top of the head, bare hilltop
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkgaha mea
adjective having orange coconuts (of a coconuttree)
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgave hua loa
gede dua dahi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgoloa hai hegau
noun tools (for work)
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadau bale
adjective cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagapiigia
verb make stuck to
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhai donu
adjective
do properly by accident; do on purpose
hhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkisi
verb to peel off in long thin strips
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarkkii mai
decreasing
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarkllingi
verb pour out,spill out (sand)
bookmarkloadu
adjective
go (toward the hearer)
lodo degi
adjective having a forgiving nature
bookmarkloonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmada-galisi
verb the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa hidu
number seventeen
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalino
adjective calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmalu
verb shade (under trees); lee (of wind)
bookmarkmanadu
verb think
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmanu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarkoho boo
adjective to oho while still dark
bookmarkpilo bopobo
adjective musty smell
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
sebu
adj seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksigale
verb scull (a boat)
bookmarksigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarktino
noun piece; share
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
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