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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
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adjective high-ranking
bookmarkaasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkanga
verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkbini gaahanga
verb three-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbugolo
noun coral sp.: faviid coral
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbusi
noun cat
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdaahili lo te gohu
a popular (secular) song
bookmarkdalaa ubu
noun charcoal from the coconut shell
bookmarkdalebu
verb turbulent (air or seas)
bookmarkdanu bela
adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdebele
noun table
bookmarkdele de gada
smile
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkduugia i de gai
be tired of eating a particular kind of food
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgabaea
verb to hang oneself (suicide)
bookmarkgaha dea
adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgaligi
adjective covered all over with
bookmarkganava
noun plantsp.: treesp.: cordiatree(cordia subcordata lam.)
bookmarkgau ivi
verb skinny
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgaua
verb to have enlarged lymph nodes
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkgubu vae
noun foot,ankle
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagaduu i luu goo
hagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhagamele
verb
hagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagategi kano
adjective tickled (not sexually)
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkhodu
adjective sighted, appear
bookmarkhoe
noun a canoepaddle
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarkleia
verb be jumped upon; be landed upon
bookmarklodo baageaa
adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarkmadea
verb identify,recognize
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmmahi
adjective strong, strength, force, power,energy
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarkmuna abo donu
truth
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarkodomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarkseaamonga
noun a unit of (twenty) coconuts for makinghuaahuu
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
siga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
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