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alaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkamo
verb lift up
bookmarkbahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbau iho
adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)
bookmarkbugu
noun mons veneris
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdaguu kalo
noun a thin straight-bladed (easily sharpened)axe blade
bookmarkde ngago
noun brain
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdiibanga o de henua
the categories of ancient custom
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdoolohi
verb chase,run after
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgabe manava
adjective eat sparingly (just enough to maintain one’s strength), have a snack
bookmarkgabinivali
noun a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgai de henua
noun native food (not imported)
bookmarkgatae
noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgiivia
verb to have something in one’s eye
bookmarkgili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkgoinga o tai
noun high-watermark
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgoloa o de hine
female genitalia
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaangodalia
verb a suitable (place) for fishing
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagaida
verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)
bookmarkhagao ngadaa
adjective expensive
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkhale nnoa
noun prison,jail
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhevaalogi
adjective the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhhoda age
suck in air (esp. when asleep orunconscious)
bookmarkiillangi
noun mollusksp.: conus litteratus
bookmarkiloo me
adjective charlatanism
bookmarkkalo
verb stir up
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklluu
adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)
bookmarklodo mao lalo
characteristically hagamao lalo; self-effacing, meek in spirit
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklua-laangi
time noun tuesday (’second day’)
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaadau dagi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmanu laosedi
noun seaanimal; marineinvertebrates
bookmarkmanuhi
noun hemorrhage
bookmarkme duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarkmusu
verb whisper(ing)
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarknnamu hagaduugia
adjective stench
bookmarknngali
verb to take a bite out of something held in the hand (food only)
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarkssomo
suck one’s finger
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
bookmarkubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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