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aho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkaoa
verb to inadvertently remain up until daybreak
bookmarkataula
noun anchor rope
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
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bunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkdagodo be --
it seems that...
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdemeenaa
that one where you are
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdolo bala
verb to climb a coconut tree without using a rope (on one’s hands or feet) for assistance
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgai lima dahi
to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgalohia
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgii age
cry out softly
bookmarkgili dalo
hillock
bookmarkgo
hano
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhadu mangeo
noun cushion starfish
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt from the body (with freshwater)
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun a current which flows to the right
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasaalunga de langi
a member of the christian endeavor society
bookmarkhagatangohi
verb the fading of light after sunset
bookmarkhagauda de hine
adjective a certain method of delivering a child
bookmarkhai dahi doo
trick someone
bookmarkhale magi
noun hospital,dispensary
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhune
core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkimu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklango beau
verb a method of lashing the outrigger float to the outrigger struts
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarkmaalie ange
a little later
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmadumadua
maga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmai i daha
from outside
bookmarkmalo-ngiso
noun
driftwoodsp.
mamu-lalo-beau
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarkmana
noun supernatural power
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmoni dui
a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkngago
brain; egg
bookmarknngao
verb loud (sound)
bookmarknoho moso
able to support one’s weight (e.g., a branch of a tree)
bookmarkoa
gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksongagi
a bad sort of person
bookmarkssongo
stink
bookmarkttea
adjective white
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