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aahee ai
then which
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbongaa manu
noun large, exposed roots (e.g., of the breadfruit tree)
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbuadalia
verb cast with a sling
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkde ngago
noun brain
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdenaa ai laa
that was it
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdola
adjective erection (of penis)
bookmarkdugu de gubenga
set a gubenga net
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgabe
verb gouge out
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgadinibidi
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkgai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkganae
mullet
bookmarkgava dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaa-malama
time noun
april
haangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda ina
<= haangodalia>
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadabena ange
prepare for
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadilimangali
verb to teach someone to dilimangali
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahulu
verb make a total of ten
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagamabu age
return to land from sea (esp. of birds)
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagamou
verb include in a mou
bookmarkhagi
verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhai me hoosenga
somewhat hoosenga
bookmarkhai sseu
verb wasteful
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhale hadu
noun a house of brick or cement construction
bookmarkhanu me
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkhulo gi lunga ma lalo
argue heatedly,fight
bookmarkinaho
noun a school consisting of a certain reef fish sp. (laumele)
bookmarkkadi gauve
to clench one’s teeth from the cold
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
mahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmahuda age
wakeup
bookmarkmalu gohu
adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)
bookmarkmalua
noun female genital area
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanuhi
adjective hemorrhage
bookmarkmee mmala
noun gallbladder
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmoana
noun open sea, the atmosphere
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarknoholia
verb occupied
bookmarknooligi
noun a small knife
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarksagulaa-saamono
noun fishsp.
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
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