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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhongagelegele
hungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
odaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
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