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alaa naa
those only
bookmarkanga dua
adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
bookmarkbaalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbaasi madau
adjective right side, right-handed
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbili
adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)
bookmarkdaa de alelo
cluck one’s tongue
bookmarkdaa hatau
verb beat unmercifully
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of a coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdaia e tuaadai
seasick
bookmarkdala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdangada haigamaiana
noun worthwhile person
bookmarkdangau-ngudu-aahua
noun
dangi iho
adjective cry to oneself
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdanu de bela
spade up taro plots, adding mulch
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdenaa ai laa
that was it
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduudae maadau
noun <= duudae baa, q.v.>
bookmarkgaagose
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgaha paa
adjective a coconut with a small kernel
bookmarkgahaalava
adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkhaa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaa-dolo
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagaausa
verb cause to leave a wake
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasaa
adjective quarrel (like children)
bookmarkhagatangohi
verb the fading of light after sunset
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhano saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhedae
adjective meet up with; be even with each other
bookmarkheloongoi
adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkhuaahenua
noun community
bookmarkhulo
verb
go
hunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarkluei todo
adjective cough up blood
bookmarkmaailaba
noun September
bookmarkmaanga
noun mouthful or spoonful of food
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmada mmea
adjective dark red
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
maholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanu laosedi
noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates
bookmarkmasa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkme madaali
noun a ripe coconut (= gaadinga) of poor quality
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkmmudi
adjective sprinkling (of rain)
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
ngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarknohoa
verb occupied
bookmarknonu
noun plantsp.: tree sp. (the archaic name of bugaliaa)
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkono-laangi
time noun saturday (’sixth day’)
bookmarkpai
verb a type of cloud formation like babaiangi
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksamu
verb gossip,slander
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarkseni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
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