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alaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkanga-mea
noun fish sp. (= large dada)
bookmarkbakau doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
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daane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdalahalu
noun plantsp.: treesp. (allophylustimorensis (dc.) bl.)
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdelaa sili
that there is enough
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduu taua
outbreak of war
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkganae-oo
noun fishsp.: threadfin
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgano
noun flesh of,meat of
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgu dee galemu
recovering from an illness (getting better)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagalloba ange
verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagasele age
verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhai maa
adjective the relationship of spouse’s sibling tosibling’s spouse
bookmarkhai me a gimoo
to act insincerely
bookmarkhai me hebagi
be on the point of fighting
bookmarkhale pono
noun prison, jail
bookmarkhatinga
noun crook of the knee or elbow
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkhegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhulu made
noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklao
the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarklave
adjective be caught on, stuck on
bookmarkleva saele
adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)
bookmarklode
inside
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmaavae
adjective separated (two things),divorced
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadaaolo
noun capital of
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadalua maa dolu
number twenty three
bookmarkmagi i de malama
menstruation
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanuhi
noun hemorrhage
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
mmano
noun thousands
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarknounu
paibu
noun pipe
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
puugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksali
verb begin to flow (e.g. turning on a faucet)
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkssili mada
to faint, be unconscious
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktili aalanga
exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
bookmarktolu-laangi
Wednesday (’third day’)
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