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aheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkanei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbini
verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdala
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdalebu
verb turbulent (air or seas)
bookmarkdaohi taelodi
adjective keep a record of
bookmarkdaumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkdehui
noun
tens of coconuts
delaa ange
that there is another one
bookmarkdemeenaa
that one where you are
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkdoo dai
appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west
bookmarkdua saali
noun one of the lines of which saaliis composed
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu de --
make a string figure
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkelunga
noun top of, the position over (something)
bookmarkgabea
verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
bookmarkgaha mea
adjective having orange coconuts (of a coconuttree)
bookmarkgalo
adjective to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgauligi hahine
noun female child,girl
bookmarkgide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkgoinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkgu odi ange ona
he has done all he could
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadoopeva
verb playatrickon
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhale nnoa
noun prison,jail
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
huaalavao
verb a strong wind
bookmarkhulo gi lunga ma lalo
argue heatedly,fight
bookmarkieiange
adjective
kalo gee
strabismus (esp. the form in which one eye is turned outward from the nose); cross-eyed
bookmarkkangi de maanadu
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalo gahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkme dau
noun thing of importance,worthwhile
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmmene
adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmougu
noun plantsp.: fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarksaava
verb skinny,thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksalani ange
just a little salani
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksangatai
mollusk, Spondylus
bookmarksiba
noun fishsp. (small flying fish)
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksili
adjective drawing to an end
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
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