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aausanga
noun way of leaving a wake
bookmarkalaa ai
those only
bookmarkalelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkbasa too gee
speak ungrammatically
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbenu
noun a pandanus plug after it has been chewed; seed of the pandanus
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkdaahili daumaha
adjective a church song
bookmarkdaane gasia
noun a person who is useful to others
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdee lago dae
not really good or sufficient, etc.
bookmarkdelaa sili
that there is enough
bookmarkdiibanga o de henua
the categories of ancient custom
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
dona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkdonu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgai hagassii
verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)
bookmarkgaleu
adjective a change of wind direction
bookmarkganae
mullet
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgau mai moni
noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgina
noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner
bookmarkgohu de me
become dark (with no natural light)
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhadu mangeo
noun cushion starfish
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadauaadea
verb to clear out a place
bookmarkhagadonu muna
adjective act as an interpreter
bookmarkhagaduu me
adjective miserly
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhodooligi
adjective chief (of the island)
bookmarkhuaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkkala
adjective fragrance (esp. of food)
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklaaigi
noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume
bookmarklabodo-tea
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklangaa lodo
adjective a sudden access of emotion
bookmarklausamua
verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarklugu me
adjective having a tendency to take by force
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmalo gulu
noun
barkcloth
manigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmougu
noun plantsp.: fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkodea
noon, midday
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksalua
verb scraped (a lot taken away),peeled (alittle amount taken off),planed
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarksila
verb look for
bookmarksili muna
adjective inquisitive (prone to ask too many questions)
bookmarksoa hagaaloha
noun a good friend
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taina aahine
noun sister
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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