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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkaausa ina
a sea condition resembling that resulting from a ship leaving a wake
bookmarkbaalasa
verb
ballast for an outrigger
bahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbalu-udu
noun fish sp.: snapper
bookmarkbiigia
verb be stuck to completely
bookmarkbulaga
noun plant sp.: swamp taro (cyrtosperma chamissonis)
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
buubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdalaa umada
noun prow spray of a ship
bookmarkdama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
dangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangi de musu
hear whispering (of others)
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdiiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdino
adjective a share of, allotment, portion
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgalo hilo
verb not cooked completely
bookmarkgamua
verb covered with gamu
bookmarkgaua
verb to have enlarged lymph nodes
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkhaaele sala
verb spoil (children), bring up (children) badly
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hagaau gee
bashful, shy (timid about attendingsocial affairs), timid
bookmarkhagadau kino
adjective hate each other
bookmarkhagadoopeva
verb playatrickon
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai hagadubu
adjective to fashion a string figure
bookmarkhai me mule me
habitually slow or late
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhai ngaohie
adjective easy
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkhhuge iho
adjective an opening in the clouds
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkholo
verb
swallow
kano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarkkona loo
too much
bookmarklangadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklevango
adjective fight
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
lobadia mai
to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaaguluaa
adjective dislocated (joint of the body)
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmmadu
noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)
bookmarkmoe danuaa
die in piece
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
noun reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkmusu
verb whispering
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarknoho senga (adu)
adjective be ignorant (of what is happening)
bookmarknoodanga
noun bundle, knot; a set of 12 differentfishing lures
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksii tae
adjective diarrhea which escapes without onerealizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksiili
a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarkssabe
adjective leave,go away
bookmarkua-mea
red-throated frigate bird
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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