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alaa nei
those now
bookmarkangia
verb blow away, cause to move (in the water)
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
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basa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaaia
verb wash clothes completely; scoop upcompletely
bookmarkdaane hai moni
sailor,seaman
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdahea gee
drift away
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdaohi ange dahi hai
argue against
bookmarkdau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdoi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdonga
noun plantsp.: orientalmangrove(bruguiera gymnorhiza (l.) lam.)
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkduna
noun larvae (of mosquito, etc.) found in water
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgage gaahanga
verb to climb a coconut tree, using gaahanga
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgaunga
noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire
bookmarkgiba
verb swelling of the testicles
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai daalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk animatedly
bookmarkhai mee magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkhoosenga
adjective shy,embarrassed,bashful
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i ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
noun pelvicbone
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkmada nuui
adjective dark green in color
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmagau i de hiigai
ravenous
bookmarkmalino
adjective calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmalo lau manu
cloth with a flowered pattern
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
mmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmmudi
adjective sprinkling (of rain)
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmolo
noun a noose for fishing
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmousi
adjective defeated, lose (battle, game, etc.)
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkmusu
verb whispering
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkoo
noun a ration of food for a long canoe voyage
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksauduu
mermaid
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarkseguli
numeral hundreds of thousands
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarksio
waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksuunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarktaula (o de me holu)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
bookmarktiimaa
noun ship
bookmarkvasu
like
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