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alohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkanei ai huu
these only then
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaagia age
to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind
bookmarkbaasi e haa o de langi
the four quadrants of the sky
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkbigi lima
adjective hold hands
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
daogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkdenei ange naa
about this
doa
noun giant
bookmarkdolu-inoha
time noun the third number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkduge
noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu
bookmarkduulua
noun fishsp.: jack (= large alaala)
bookmarkgaba taiao
noun early morning
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgannui mada makaga
gannui which is firm
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgavaligi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgeiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgiado manu
noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe
bookmarkhaa daha
noun the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagadige de madaangudu
a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagallogo
verb chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagaodi
verb end of (e.g., time)
bookmarkhagapilo
verb let decay; allow to stink
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhai mogobuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhausanga
noun a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkhonu tai
high tide
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huaahuu daalo
noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)
bookmarkhuaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarkioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarklaohie de me
good weather (dry)
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmada giivia
verb dim light
bookmarkmadangi
noun wind
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmai
verb arrive
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmasalia
verb empty of water
bookmarkmmadu
noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)
bookmarkmoe dolo
verb to sneak into another’s house at night for the purpose of having sexual relations
bookmarkmoea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmoso
noun birdsp.: starling (apolonis opacus)
bookmarkngudu-me
noun boundary of a taro plot
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksahudu
noun fishsp.: seabass
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
bookmarktangaho
noun liver
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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