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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkabasasa
noun European
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkanga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbakau doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkdaalo
verb stab,skewer
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdangada duaagau
adjective an avid fisherman
bookmarkdangi iho
adjective cry to oneself
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdiibanga o de henua
the categories of ancient custom
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoi-lesi
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
doli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkduuhuli
verb
a type of wave
e dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgaha dea
adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
genu
verb a movement of the hips, as in the act of sexual intercourse
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagadonu muna
adjective act as an interpreter
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamaanu age
pull oneself up by one’s arms
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhagi ade
adjective insult (someone)
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhhoda age
suck in air (esp. when asleep orunconscious)
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkhilo
verb mix; braid strands of sennit
bookmarkhua o tangada
outcome (of individual effort)
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkhuubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
ilihia tinae
adjective a stomach distended by gas
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklausamua
verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt
bookmarklebu
verb paint (something); put color on, color (something)
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmoni dui
noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarknebu
verb to do something so earnestly that one has no time to talk; be very busy
bookmarkngaage
downtown.
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarksaaliba
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksalaa
noun fishsp.: flyingfish
bookmarksamu
verb gossip,slander
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarkse gainga
abundant
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarksui
change, replace
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