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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
danedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
daudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
doi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
huuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
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lili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmadumadua
malumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
muna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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