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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkaahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkaalo
verb come by paddling
bookmarkagilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkagu iho
say to oneself
bookmarkaha naa
let’s (later)
bookmarkahi malo
noun a mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkdaasugi
verb struggle to get free; jerking of the tail
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdaelodo gi lunga
a large number of
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkde hine dabeo
a menstruating woman
bookmarkdee tala mai!
don’t tell me
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkdooa
verb planted
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduu duli
adjective kneel
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkgamua
verb covered with gamu
bookmarkgauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgave ala
a method of planting mats
bookmarkgiivada
adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination
bookmarkgili
skin
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkhadu o de mamu
noun the hard stomach-like organ of certain fish
bookmarkhagabido
verb
carrying (two persons), with each person carrying an end
hagadanuaa
verb make good, lead a good life
bookmarkhagadauaadea
verb to clear out a place
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagammau
verb memorize
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhauala
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklaangi hagadaahao
noun fieldday
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarkloomosi
verb kill someone by holding him under the water until he is drowned
bookmarklua-aligi
adjective chiefmate (of a european ship)
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmalino
verb calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu-gaba-aasanga
noun plantsp.: beachnaupakashrub(scaevola taccada (gaertn.) roxb.)
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
pigeon
masavaa danuaa
noun a time of peace
bookmarkme de lodo
noun a fishing place (in the lagoon)
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngani adu
ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.
bookmarkngaue iho
adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)
bookmarkngudu-me
noun boundary of a taro plot
bookmarkpanava
noun scrotum (one side only)
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarksula
verb arrive
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