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aha
verb what
bookmarkama
noun outrigger float
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkanaa ai huu
those only then
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkbalu gauanga
adjective trembling of legs
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdahea iho
adjective drift toward the place where the speaker is not
bookmarkdahuli de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkdangada haigamaiana
noun worthwhile person
bookmarkdaogili
noun
dau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdegi
adjective kind, generous, forgiving
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdiidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinae o de laa
ballooning of a sail
bookmarkdoo de ssui
still damp (but becoming dry)
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkga vaa laa dangada
oh dear (that’s not good)
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgage de henua
invade
bookmarkgau mai vaga
noun <= gau mai moni>
bookmarkgeelonga i magaova o luu/denga moounga
noun valley
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgili dama
verb soft-skinned
bookmarkhada
noun
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car; a clam nursery; men’shouse
hadu o de mamu
noun the hard stomach-like organ of certain fish
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkheboohagi lima
adjective fistfight
bookmarkhine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhuga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarki ama
on the same side of a canoe as theoutrigger float
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklodo a gauligi
adjective immature (in personality); vulnerable to having one’s feelings easily hurt
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
mahanga
adjective be split open
bookmarkmanadu
verb think
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarknoho muli
adjective overloaded in the stern (of a canoe)
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarksauligi
a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarktulungaahi
noun hearth, cooking pit/fire
bookmarkuu duaa nui
broom.
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