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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
bulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhuubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmainu daodao
malaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
muumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
saesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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