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aduhenua
group of islands or atolls.
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atoll.
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkalohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkao de me
noun daytime
bookmarkbese
noun one of the harmony parts in old chants
bookmarkbulada
noun banana tree fibers (for making cloth)
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkgaagose
sea cucumber
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
gubu lima
hand, wrist
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haadenga
noun measurement
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat
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hungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkllou
hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective happy
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmeemaagau
noun non-living thing
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarkodi iho
just finished
bookmarksaalinga
noun street; road
bookmarksabiningaa lau
siba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
bookmarktilo ange
verb nurse; look after
bookmarkuli
adjective black
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