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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkaamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkadaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkanaa donu
those only
bookmarkasu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbiigia
verb be stuck to completely
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdaangahulu dala buni
ten dollar bill
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdao o gasoni
noun
a type of a cloud formation
de hia
which number
bookmarkdee lago dae
not really good or sufficient, etc.
bookmarkdelaa naa ()
that there will be it (will that be it)
bookmarkdili de lima
to swing one’s arms (when walking)
bookmarkdolu-inoha
time noun the third number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkgabinivali
noun a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgidee mai
found out (or be found out)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaaigoli
noun a food tree on another’s land
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagahala
a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhai dago
verb ritual observances
bookmarkhale nnoa
noun prison,jail
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkibu
noun
lama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklodo manege
adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmagi nngali
verb any sickness leading to emaciation (e.g., t.b.); a wasting illness (terminal)
bookmarkmagua
adjective thieving
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmalino
verb calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmassagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmahi i de gai
eat more than seems appropriate to one’s body size
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmule
adjective slow; late
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngani adu
ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarknugu
noun land,islet
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarksua bagu
a stain which has left a dry residue
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
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