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aahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkamo
verb lift up
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkbili
adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)
bookmarkboaa ina
adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaabasi
verb angling for tuna
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdogai
noun
transverse tiebeam
dogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdongi
verb a spot (e.g., on the skin); point at; peck at; a method of fishing for flying fish in which torches are extinguished on alternate legs of the canoe track
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkdotonogaa
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkduge
noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu
bookmarkduudae maadau
noun <= duudae baa, q.v.>
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of a canoe mast
bookmarkga hia
how many will it be
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgadaha
noun birdsp.: greatfrigatebird(fregata minor)
bookmarkgahoo
verb wear
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgenu
verb a movement of the hips, as in the act of sexual intercourse
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkgoloa baalanga
noun metal-working tools
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagahidi i tege
to throw a wrestler using one’s hip
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhagatanu iho
verb take a nap
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhai me daahea
search for driftwood or other beachedobjects
bookmarkhakaa tuai
adjective to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhano gee
go away
hesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhiisoa
noun plantsp.: cassythavine(cassytha filiformis l.)
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkibu
noun
igohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
lodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarkloongia
verb to lose one’s appetite after eating oily food
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmoana
noun open sea, the atmosphere
bookmarkmuna madua
noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarkono-malama
time noun june (’sixth month’)
bookmarkonodaa
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksae mai
break through the bush (toward one)
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarkse me be hee
extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksili
adjective drawing to an end
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