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adaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkaha laa
I wonder why
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkama
noun outrigger float
bookmarkamo
verb lift up
bookmarkbaagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbongaa manu
noun large, exposed roots (e.g., of the breadfruit tree)
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkdahi tali
adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdaina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdanea
verb to have dane
bookmarkdangada haigamaiana
noun worthwhile person
bookmarkdangi see
adjective cry aloud for a long time, wail
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdeeai donu
positively no
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdenei ai laa
this is that then
bookmarkdenei naa loo
this seems to be
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdotodo
verb bloody (of a person)
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgaadinga lamallie
noun a coconut with an unusually large-sized kernel
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
goloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkgulu bala
tree-ripened breadfruit
bookmarkgumedi vai solo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to bear misshapen fruit(e.g., by not picking in bunches)
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkhagadagodo
verb cause to lie down or remain; illustrate by examples
bookmarkhagadanuaa magavaa
adjective make peace between people, conciliate
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagammahi
verb persevere, try hard to
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry,rush
bookmarkhagamuliagi
verb cause to be last
bookmarkhai huaabodu
treat someone (including one’s spouse) as a relative by not asking permission to use or borrow property; treat a relative as belonging to another family altogether
bookmarkhai saulaba
adjective the relationship of parent-in-law to child-in-law
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhano gee
go away
hano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarkkalo
verb stir up
bookmarkkii gee
move away from
bookmarkkoli
verb scrape off (with one’s finger), scratch up
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklaho
noun aerial root of the pandanus tree
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklangona
adjective heard,felt
bookmarklaohie de me
good weather (dry)
bookmarklau kohu
adjective
growing well (of plants)
mada age (iho)
adjective take from the bottom (top); take the worst or smallest (best or biggest)
bookmarkmada galava
noun spear foreshaft
bookmarkmadala mai
get free, be loose; in bloom
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagau loo au
now i’m really in trouble
bookmarkmahedu
adjective folded up,rolled up
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmanu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkme bouli
the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmulegi
show off (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkngago
brain; egg
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksoe iho
adjective straight down; decided for one by the will of god
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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