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aasii
noun drum (native)
bookmarkabo manu
adjective to correct someone without justification
bookmarkadugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkanga dogi
noun mollusk sp., Cerithiidae
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkbaalanga uli
noun cast iron
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbiigi haahine
noun sow
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdagi gee
lead away from
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdaogave
noun
a type of coconuttree
deai ma gi dahi
none at all as you should very well know
denei donu
this is it for sure
bookmarkdenga meenei
these ones (plural)
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkdumuagi
noun top of the head, bare hilltop
bookmarkduu lua
verb to have the strength or capacity of two persons; to take on two persons in a fight
bookmarkgaagose
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgamalie
adjective do attentively
bookmarkgapese
verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgede gabi de husi
noun
a type of basket
giebu
noun plantsp.: spiderlily(hymenocallis littoralis (jacq.) salisb.)
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagallogo
verb chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkhhou
verb insist upon
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklaba
noun a dancingpaddle
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklao
noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarklauali
verb immature leaves
bookmarkleia
verb be jumped upon; be landed upon
bookmarklilo
adjective disappear, vanish; sheltered(from the elements)
bookmarklluhe
noun plantsp.: swordfern (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarklodo baageaa
adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex
bookmarkmaailaba
noun September
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmagau i togaa
die of shame
manuhi
noun hemorrhage
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
mau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmoni
noun canoe
bookmarkmouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
ngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarknnoo hagamau me
insatiably acquisitive
bookmarkoda
grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkohua
verb characterized by having ohu
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksaava
verb skinny,thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
bookmarktama hagai
poor fellow!
bookmarkvalaai hagasili lodo
a medicine taken to reduce one’s anger, or any other strong emotion
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