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alaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkanaa ange huu
that
anga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbaalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbaasanga
noun manner of speaking, idiolect, dialect
bookmarkbadioda
verb the residue remaining after coconut oil has been heated; the residue remaining after arrowroot starch-making
bookmarkbei
adjective be like, be the same as
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdai hiigai
adjective hungry
bookmarkdaia e tuaadai
seasick
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine (extending from a fish, etc.)
bookmarkdangii
noun fishsp. (= small valu)
bookmarkdao
noun a method of calculating the relative maturity of coconuts by comparing the size of the upper (immature) ones on the tree with the lower (mature) ones; the second of a pair (e.g., dao dogai)
bookmarkde hine dabeo
a menstruating woman
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdui moni
noun a fleet of canoes (in line)
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkduna
noun larvae (of mosquito, etc.) found in water
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgaasia
noun coralsp.: (looks like a flower)
bookmarkgainanga
verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadiugu
verb a unit of linear measure (from the end of an outstretched hand to the bent elbow of the other arm)
bookmarkhagaala
verb make mat sections
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadaudoo
adjective compete to see who is stronger
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagadubu dinae
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagailangi
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagalleo
verb to produce many sounds
bookmarkhagamaasui
noun a current which flows to the left
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhai me dogaa
behave with embarrassment or shyness
bookmarkhai me hoosenga
somewhat hoosenga
bookmarkhai taelodo
adjective obtain something in great number
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhale pono
noun prison, jail
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkhilo hagamaasui
verb
to braid sennit with the left hand;
holomanga
noun throat
bookmarkilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkkalo
adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarkkona
adjective very, too much
bookmarklaa tua
besides
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarklo taane
adjective daring, brave, manly
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklongoaa
adjective <= longaa>
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkmaalamangia
verb illuminated (by having light shined upon it)
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmadangi
noun wind
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalo gahu
adjective shirt
bookmarkmanga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmataia
soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarknngao dalinga
hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarkobe
noun eye of the taro corm
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarkteungaalodo
noun middle (of something round); center
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
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