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eblaamnem
adj. adjacent
bookmarkeceijo
n. tide flowing a little, begun to flow
bookmarkeceliek
adj. a second growth as of taro
bookmarkecetaig an moije
v.n. to go on to a reef with a canoe or boat
bookmarkecetaig jai
v. to come out, as banana fruit
bookmarkedaledal
v.a. to spread abroad; to go everywhere
bookmarkededel
n. spring
bookmarkehcodaig
n. plant shoots; also "ehcohodaig"
bookmarkehgin
adj. afar
bookmarkehla
adj. unripe; also "ehlai"
bookmarkehlek
v. to seek food, as taro; to gather, to reap
bookmarkehlili
v. to burn ground for planting
bookmarkehmehma
adj. healed, applied to wounds; ripe; yellow
bookmarkehnat aiek
v.n. go before
bookmarkehpai
v. to peel off bark
bookmarkehtele cei nai
n. full moon
bookmarkehteleceinayi
n. full moon
bookmarkehyiyihi
v. to teaze, as cotton; also "ehyeiyihi"
bookmarkEk idivaig nenis ainyak
phr. I am quite useless
bookmarkelelehel
wind blowing
bookmarkelgai
v.n. expand as a leaf
bookmarkeloah
v. to blossom, as reeds; also "elwa"
bookmarkelum
v. to begin to form, as fruit
bookmarkelumai
n. cloth (related to nelmai)
bookmarkelv-
pre. far; long; applied to distance or time
bookmarkelwa
v. to blossom or bring forth flowers; "alwa", to bud or bring forth leaves. "Et elwa nieg": the reeds blossom. "Et elwa intisiaicai": the flowers are come out.
bookmarkelwa nieg
v.n. to blossom as reeds
bookmarkemilmat
adj. green, blue
bookmarkepigjai iran
n. last quarter of moon
bookmarkereinmerei
n. the clear part of the moon when first seen
bookmarkereuc
v. to shake a branch; to make fruit fall. pl: "ereucereuc"
bookmarkerijai
v.n. to rise up; to overflow as sea on land; to get ashore
bookmarkeriseris
v.a. to climb
bookmarkesei cai
n. forest trees
bookmarket aparaiñ trouses tuwuna
Et elwa intisiaicai
phr. the flowers are come out.
bookmarkEt elwa nieg
phr. the reeds blossom.
bookmarketcei nohon
n. beat coconut fiber
bookmarketgei
v. to weed
bookmarkethanethan
adj. at a distance; on the other side of the road.
bookmarketi laulau
adv. soon
bookmarketjo itac
v.n. to fall behind; to come late
bookmarketti
v. to split leaves
bookmarketuko, cai
v. to split wood
bookmarkeucenwaig nieg
v. to sharpen the point of a reed like a spear
bookmarkeucte
v. to begin to blossom
bookmarkeucupupu (nieg)
v. to swell, as reeds when near blossoming
bookmarkevehel
n. light winds
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Talking Dictionary produced by K. David Harrison, Gregory D. S. Anderson and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants: Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett and Sean Thackurdeen. (2015-2018)
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