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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaalu
verb intercept; send for
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkanaa muhuu
how about those
bookmarkbaasi gi taiao
forenoon (from dawn to noon)
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkdagu hahine
my "daughter" or "mother" (not one’s natural mother)
bookmarkdau me
verb the sheath of the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkdee kai laa dangada
so, it’s not so after all (just as we believed at first); no wonder
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdiiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdongi de lae
a spot on the forehead
dugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarke muni
verb hidden, be
bookmarkgaba aasanga
noun the sides of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgainanga
verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkhaa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhadi
adjective broken (as a stick), bent up
bookmarkhagadabena ange
prepare for
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagaida
verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry,rush
bookmarkhagasehua
verb to make a total of 1000 coconuts
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhai dahi doo
trick someone
bookmarkhai de hai
adjective stubborn, willful
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhano gi oona
very,exceedingly
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkhhui mai tai
flow of the tide
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkkano siabo
noun the meat on the side of the fish’s head
bookmarkkava
adjective to feel uncomfortably warm
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarklo taane
adjective daring, brave, manly
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarklodo hagamau me
adjective selfish with one’s possessions, ungiving
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkmaadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmanu de gabadanga
noun
the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish
manu-a-madaligi
noun birdsp.: short-tailedshearwater(puffinus tenuirostris)
bookmarkmassala
clear-headed
bookmarkmataia
soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarktuugili
noun goosebumps
bookmarkubu
noun cup
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
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