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amoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
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bonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
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e dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
huahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhuubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
madaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
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