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aloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkango
babu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbiigi haahine
noun sow
bookmarkbuada
verb sling
bookmarkbuudunga
noun pile of, group of
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdahea gee
drift away
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdaia e de hegau
overworked
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdanuaa ange
goodfor, better than
bookmarkdau age de inai
be in the lee of the atoll while fishing (i.e., in a place protected from the wind)
bookmarkdeai loo me
i doubt it
bookmarkdee savala
uninterested in; not enjoy
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdoi-lesi
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
dua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkdungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkduuli lua
verb a method of throwing one’s opponent inwrestling
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgaha
noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
bookmarkgai hagassii
verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhadu-maadau
noun
coralsp.
hagabulumau
adjective watch your step climbing
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagamabu
verb die (euphemistic); take a break
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhagaoda
noun a type of prepared food (a kind of dalogo made without water)
bookmarkhagasaalunga ange
call (someone) by the name of his name-group
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhai me gaiaa
to be reluctant to express oneself openly (esp. to persons in certain types ofrelationship to one)
bookmarkhai me hoosenga
somewhat hoosenga
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhakaadia
verb make tightly packed
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhooholo
verb
hue
noun plantsp.: vine sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkhulu
adjective ten (in enumeration and compounds only)
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklaangi hagadaahao
noun fieldday
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklau iho laa
those of small size
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarkloiho
adjective
go or come down (or toward the lagoon)
loimada
noun tears
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaalie loo
much later
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dolu
number thirteen
bookmarkmagua
adjective thieving
bookmarkmai ange laa
the next (one) following the one in question
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmanu-ligi
verb lice (immature); louse (immature)
bookmarkmanu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkmanuhi
adjective hemorrhage
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
mau ange huu
usually
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarksaalingaa nui
noun the rainwater which flows down a bent coconut tree (collected for drinking)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksinsia
somo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarkssea
noun chair
bookmarkvalea
moldy; to have been in place for a long time
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