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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkaalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkabaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkadaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdaahaa
dagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
diidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
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duliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
gugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huaamee mugamuga
hunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmainu daodao
mangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
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