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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkabo donu
abulu
adjective sink (until submerged)
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkao age
daybreak (become daylight)
bookmarkbangulu
noun a part of a traditional loom
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuu tangada
noun an omen of death (when a certain kind or size of fish is caught)
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdenaa sili
that is enough
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkduu uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkganae
mullet
bookmarkgano dae
noun the net of a hand net (not including the net’s handle)
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgavage
adjective
give or bring up
gi daha
to the outside; in the environs of
bookmarkhagaalo-mea
verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagaditidi de hadu
to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagahonu
verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhai daahili
verb to compose songs
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhaunu
verb <= hagaunu>
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhhui mai tai
flow of the tide
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarklabagau
adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
lugu
verb take or obtain something by force
bookmarkmaanga
noun mouthful or spoonful of food
bookmarkmaanu iho
adjective to begin to fish while maanu
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmagau donu i de lodo
want desperately
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmanu aabi
kite
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmau
adjective
mastered, memorized, known by heart;
mmea be se gaagose
redhot (literally)
bookmarkmomme aadea
noun clearing (e.g., in the woods)
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkngudu-me
noun boundary of a taro plot
bookmarknguulia
verb be nguu
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkolonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarksali ssaavale
verb salivate
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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