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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaau
verb remove
bookmarkaboo nei
tonight (future)
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkanaboo nei
tonight (past)
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
balu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkboo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkdaakodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
daane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdagahi
verb step on, kick with one’s heel
bookmarkdahea
adjective
drift
dahinga
noun way of shaving
bookmarkdama pala
noun
a foetus which has been aborted, ugly
daua
verb war,battle
bookmarkde aha
which is it
bookmarkdehui
noun
tens of coconuts
dige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdili dai
adjective any current flowing away from the atoll
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkdohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdugu de uinga
to lay down a new cover of palm frondson uinga
bookmarkduiagi
verb fishing using a whole fish as bait
bookmarkdumanu
noun appearance,situation
bookmarkduu de ogaanga
having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
bookmarkduunanga
noun that which has been cooked
bookmarkgaleve
noun the sap of the coconut tree (taken from the inflorescence)
bookmarkgauligi iho
next younger than
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhaanialo
verb a bracing cross-beam <>
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagabaasi
verb do toward one side
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
verb feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity,
hale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhangaabo
verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkhano gee
go away
hhanga
verb split open, open up, or separate, all at once
bookmarkhine duuhua
noun unmarried girl
bookmarkhua-ala
noun flower
bookmarkhulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarklaagei
noun
laalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkmaadau iganibongi
noun a type of fishhook (biggest, for iganibongi fishing)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
madadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalo gahu
adjective shirt
bookmarkmalua
noun vagina
bookmarkmamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmau haahine
adjective attractive to women (for someinexplicable reason)
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarkpaa
adjective explode,burst
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarkseni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarkssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
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