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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
denei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
laanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
madamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
noonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksabiningaa lau
sali dodo
bleed
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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