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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkabaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkau ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbaageaa ange
attracted to
bookmarkbaageaa iho
adjective weakening (becoming weaker)
bookmarkbaalanga dua hale
metal roofing
bookmarkbane
noun the flat top of the shark’s snout
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkbasa soe
adjective say what is on one’s mind; speak directly (so that one’s meaning is clear)
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagodo mai
appear from yonder
bookmarkdahea gee
drift away
bookmarkdahu
verb start a fire (or an engine); build a fire
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdemeenaa
that one where you are
bookmarkditidi
adjective to skim across the surface of land or water
bookmarkdongi de lae
a spot on the forehead
doo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdui moni
noun a fleet of canoes (in line)
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkeu sege
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgabaea mai
found hanged (suicide)
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagahala
noun a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhege
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhilo hagamaasui
verb
to braid sennit with the left hand;
hine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkhonu
green turtle (2 varieties)
bookmarkhonua
verb filled with
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkio alo
noun lower io, q.v.
bookmarkkangi de maanadu
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkave dahi
adjective do at one time
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmagano
adjective overripe (of pandanus only)
bookmarkmalanga age
lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu ina
adjective <= manua>
bookmarkmaseu
adjective to scatter (when in a group)
bookmarkmassagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmother
tinana
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarkniho gaina
noun teeth with cavities
bookmarkoo
pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksii
adjective a stream or jet of water; dysentery
bookmarkssae de manava
struggle to breathe
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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