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aagonga i lunga
noun social class of chiefs and priests
bookmarkaligi
adjective priest (of a cult)
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkau hagi
verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbaabuu
adjective
lie down
baalanga uli
noun cast iron
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkboo gi dai
the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset
bookmarkbopobo
adjective deteriorated
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdaa
noun fish sp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdama iai
noun a person who has done somethingpraiseworthy
bookmarkdamadaa
verb to have started it; to have begun it
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdee maeva
not present, absent
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkdua gina
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for gina fishing
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduu inai
type of mat (a half inai)
bookmarkduunga gima
noun half of a clam shell
bookmarkgaaui
verb take (someone) along (with one) (esp.carrying, etc.)
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
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hagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagadubu o de ahi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhagatolongia
verb slack off completely on (a rope)
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai de ingoo
make a good name for oneself (by one’singratiating behavior)
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity,
hakide gauligi
adjective spoil children
bookmarkhanngoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll).
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkheboohagi lima
adjective fistfight
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhevaalogi
the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhhanga
verb split open, open up, or separate, all at once
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkiloo me
charlatanism
bookmarkio
noun a quarter of the body of a tuna when it is cut lengthwise
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklaangai huli de moana
a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping (showing their white bellies) and biting
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmahedu
adjective folded up,rolled up
bookmarkmai ange laa
the next (one) following the one in question
bookmarkmainu daodao
mamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmanu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
me boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmmuni
adjective hidden,hide
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarknoodalo
duplicate
bookmarkoha de ganomada
to work on a craft item (e.g., a canoe) with a model in mind of the finished product which is different from that of the person who began the work
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
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