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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksabiningaa lau
saelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
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