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aalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkango
biihingi
verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
delaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share, part, fraction
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdolonoa
noun
duaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkgaahagi
adjective the useless tuber-like growths on the bie plant
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkginadoa
verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgoe iloo
it’s up to you
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
gonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhadi de uga
the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagadau gavange
adjective compete (between groups)
bookmarkhagadibalia
verb cause to tip to one side
bookmarkhagadige de madaangudu
a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
adjective superstitious; to believe in ghosts
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhakide
verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)
bookmarkhhagi gee
turn away from (to avoid),veer
bookmarkhhela
verb spread one’s legs wide apart at one time
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarklaangi hagadaahao
noun fieldday
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklangi maakau
the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarkllava
finished (pl.); wealthy (pl.); wrap (independent form); meat or fish (for a meal)
bookmarklodo gi me
adjective acquisitive, covetous
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaadau dagi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmadegi
adjective be jerked
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahidi
adjective
separated from and curled up from
malo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmoosugia ange
somewhat moosugia
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarkmuaamoni
a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkneveia
verb be neve
bookmarknguu
squid
bookmarkoha
verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
sabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksalani ange
just a little salani
bookmarksalua
verb scraped (a lot taken away),peeled (alittle amount taken off),planed
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksiili
a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
bookmarksomo
noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarktangada aduhale
the sort of person who feels at home everywhere and is continually visiting (considered uncouth)
bookmarkului
turn inside out
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