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abadai
european
ahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkalaa ange huu
that there
alahenua
noun plot of (bush) land, acreage
bookmarkava
noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdagodo be --
it seems that...
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdao huge
verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked
bookmarkdau age
to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land
bookmarkdau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu de ogaanga
having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgadoa
verb to be overdue for parturition
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
haale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagabulumau
adjective watch your step climbing
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagasaulaba
verb treat as saulaba
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai aoa ina
verb bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai hegau hilo
work hypocritically (appearing to follow the rules but secretly violating the prohibitions)
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarkhonua
verb filled with
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkkangi de maanadu
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklabagau
adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmaeva
adjective move from one place to another
bookmarkmaimai ange
to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmamu-madohi-lua
noun fishsp.: parrotfish
bookmarkmanu-daa-uga
noun <= goehau>
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmau goloa
rich in material possessions
bookmarkme bouli
the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmoni hai gubenga
noun a canoe rigged for gubenga fishing
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaage nei
gilbertislands
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarknoho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in textureand bad-tasting
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksau
noun
sau aloalo
echo
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarktaula (o de me holu)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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