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aha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkahu
noun islet
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkalaa naa
those only
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbadai gee
extremely meddlesome
bookmarkbapaba
adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkdaahili lo te gohu
a popular (secular) song
bookmarkdaba de ganomada
instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdangada baoa
noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore
bookmarkdauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
deai ange soo laangi
i’ll get you
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdongi
verb a spot (e.g., on the skin); point at; peck at; a method of fishing for flying fish in which torches are extinguished on alternate legs of the canoe track
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduu inai
duulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkduulua
noun jack (fish sp); large alaala
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgalasi
galoi
gau mai moni
noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgu dee galemu
recovering from an illness (getting better)
bookmarkhaanau
verb born, be
bookmarkhaanau ssene
adjective yield interest
bookmarkhagabaguu ange
move against something so fast that itappears to be coming at one
bookmarkhagabidoa
verb be the last
bookmarkhagabuni
verb gather together (people); have sexualrelations
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagahana iho
verb record for a little while
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhai kai
adjective show-off, proud
bookmarkhai naa hanu me
something will happen...
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhaonga i ode
noun urethra
bookmarkhhali gee
scoop out
bookmarkhooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkhua bugaliaa
ila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkio alo
noun lower io, q.v.
bookmarkkona odi
too much
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklongohie
adjective big around, fat
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarkmaakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmadohi
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway; to have gone halfway, to reach the halfway point
bookmarkmagi dehenua
verb have fever
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmaoha saele
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmoolau lodo
noun having a shorttemper
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngaholu
adjective bent
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarknoho lalo
adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
saagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarkse hagabau
do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
bookmarkse hono
fit well or properly
bookmarksiili
noun a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
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