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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkadugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkanataiao
this morning
bookmarkasu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkbedage
verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagihia
how many for each
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdala malo
adjective change clothes
bookmarkdami
verb close1 one’s jaws; closing of the two halves of a clam shell
bookmarkdangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdao bagu
verb dry out (fish or food to preserve it)
bookmarkdaula baalanga
noun cable,wire (heavy)
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkdungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkduu lua
verb to have the strength or capacity of two persons; to take on two persons in a fight
bookmarkduulanga
noun the place of, the track of (something)
bookmarkgai ngole
verb wasteful,improvident
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
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goinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadonu muna
adjective act as an interpreter
bookmarkhagahana iho
verb record for a little while
bookmarkhagaono (ina)
verb make a total of six
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhai me mule me
habitually slow or late
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhale de henua
noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)
bookmarkhale nnoa
noun prison,jail
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarkhua ai
be inchargeof
bookmarkhua nnui
adjective having large fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
i ama
on the same side of a canoe as theoutrigger float
bookmarkiga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
ivi de biho
noun skull
bookmarklaangidabu
time noun sunday
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarkllena luu mada
loada
noun sputum
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkloonaa
verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)
bookmarkmadabuunoua
adjective become dull
bookmarkmagau danuaa
die peacefully (shown by a beatific facial expression on the corpse and the calmness of the weather)
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkme hagasili
noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkme hakadanga
noun joke, jest; trick (a practical joke)
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoomuna
adjective fatty
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngau hala
bite someone
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarknugu
noun land,islet
bookmarkolo
an area in which sand has accumulated; beach; sand spit
bookmarkomaadeu
pronoun our (plural, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarkssii
broken into many pieces (as glass when dropped)
bookmarktulungaahi
noun hearth, cooking pit/fire
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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