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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkaausa
verb wake (of a ship)
bookmarkalaa nei
those now
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaalasi mai (adu)
shine a flashlight toward me (you)
bookmarkbabu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbadotodi
verb move jerkily
bookmarkbangulu
noun a part of a traditional loom
bookmarkbasa dua nnui
speak undiplomatically
bookmarkbonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkdaa age
go toward land (from the lagoon)
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdahu
verb start a fire (or an engine); build a fire
bookmarkdala
verb tell, say to, relate
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdino boo
noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgaba taiao
noun early morning
bookmarkgabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgai me hagadau doa
eat as though competing against othereaters in a test of manliness(e.g., to eat fish with the scales and all)
bookmarkgalaanga
verb to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadau doa
adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up
bookmarkhai gaiaa
verb use without permission
bookmarkhai naa hanu me
something will happen...
bookmarkhai taelodo
adjective obtain something in great number
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhano ai
attend (e.g., church services)
bookmarkhano gee
go away
hanu me
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarkhonu tai
high tide
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkio alo
noun lower io, q.v.
bookmarkio dua
noun the upper io
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarkkii mai
decreasing
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarklima-laangi
time noun friday (’fifth day’)
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaadai
noun a cult official (who looked after the cult-house)
bookmarkmaadau hholu
noun a fishhook made of wire
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmada sua hadu
noun stormbeach (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkmagau loo au
now i’m really in trouble
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngole age
use smallest first
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
noun the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkpena
verb take precautions
bookmarksahole
noun fishsp.: mountainbass
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarkua-mea
red-throated frigate bird
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