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aahee ange
what else
bookmarkaau
verb remove
bookmarkaaunga
noun the incompletely burned earth oven fuel remaining when the oven is uncovered
bookmarkadu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkboo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdagi gee
lead away from
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdahuli sabonealo
adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit
bookmarkdangada mai i daha
relatives by marriage or adoption, etc.
bookmarkdangi de musu
hear whispering (of others)
bookmarkdangi hhadu
adjective cry for effect
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaula mada lau nui
noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine
bookmarkde baasi gee
theopposing side
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkduilaa
verb to be unable to attract members of the opposite sex
bookmarkdungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkgannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgaso
roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgiado manu
noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe
bookmarkgii talinga
adjective tinnitus
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgulu bala
tree-ripened breadfruit
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadaalea
verb
hagadau bale
verb cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagaida
verb to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips)
bookmarkhagamadagu
scare (someone); frighten (someone).
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamano
verb make a total of one thousand
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagapilo
verb let decay; allow to stink
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhonu
green turtle (2 varieties)
bookmarkhua-laagau
noun plantsp.: tropicalalmond(terminalia catappa l.)
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkkave e hakide
take someone in order to train or teach him
bookmarkkii age
move upward; reach a certain age
bookmarklagi
noun pertaining to the open sea
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklipaidonga
noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus
bookmarkloba
noun a type of mat
bookmarkloomai
adjective
come or go (toward the speaker)
mada gi daha
adjective having the point bent outward (away from its handle)
bookmarkmadaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmadaangudu
adjective converse with
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmae
adjective
withered;
mammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanava bodo
adjective shortness of breath
bookmarkmanu aabi
kite
bookmarkmanu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkme hai dago
ritual acts,religious acts
bookmarkmmoli
verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkosi
verb a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpale age (iho)
steer toward (away from) land
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksaganaa iho goe
watchout
bookmarksaidule
verb wrapped up or covered up completely
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksila
look for
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarkssii
broken into many pieces (as glass when dropped)
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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