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aboo nei
tonight (future)
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbagia
verb be hit (by wind, bullet, spear, etc.)
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbigi
adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkdaakodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
daane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdaga ula
verb go lobster catching
bookmarkdau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdenaa ai loo
that is it (which has been decided upon)
bookmarkdili gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduagi
verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgaleve vii
noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy
bookmarkgalo
adjective look at, stare
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgavadu
adjective
give or carry (something) to you
geiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaamu
verb pay respect to,honor (someone)
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
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hagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagahodooligi
verb to install as chief
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagapale
verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasau madangi
verb to be exposed to the wind
bookmarkhai taelodo
adjective obtain something in great number
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhua ligi
adjective having small fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarklaavea
verb stumble on
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarklunga ange
up more
bookmarkmaangalo
sweet
bookmarkmadaala
adjective able to remain awake for a long time
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmagi ilihia
adjective gastritis (having one’s stomach full of gas)
bookmarkmago de me
a worsening condition of the weather
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmainu daodao
malo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmalu gohu
adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkme dau
noun thing of importance,worthwhile
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmidia
verb dream about
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkosi
a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkssuugulu
noun school
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarktainaahine o dogu damana
noun paternal aunt
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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