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aboo
tonight
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkanei ange naa
about this
anei maa
these were about (approximately)
bookmarkao age
daybreak (become daylight)
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdaonga
noun feast
bookmarkdau
noun chant (ancient)
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
geelonga i magaova o luu/denga moounga
noun valley
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkgide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkhaadinga haiava
noun bend in a path
bookmarkhagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadau kino
adjective hate each other
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhai dubuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhakaa tuai
to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhedaadoi
adjective collide
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhine duuhua
noun unmarried girl
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
kaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
double-edged
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklangadala tohi
noun
a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind
laulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklebu
verb paint (something); put color on, color (something)
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarkllava
finished (pl.); wealthy (pl.); wrap (independent form); meat or fish (for a meal)
bookmarklleu luu malau ngudu
swollen lips (from eating spicy foods or foods to which one is allergic)
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmagau danuaa
adjective
die peacefully
malo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
file (for filing wood)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkmau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkmidia ange
dream about
bookmarkmili
adjective fruitful, fructiferous
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkmuga
verb used (or done, heard, or known) over and over until bored with
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarknoho mai (adu, ange)
resist me (you, them), oppose me (you, them)
bookmarkobe
noun eye of the taro corm
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarksaga
adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksalaa
noun fishsp.: flyingfish
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksingalia
verb overhung
bookmarkssunu
suck, smoke (cigarettes)
bookmarksugi launui
noun the tip of the coconut palm leaf
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ua-mea
red-throated frigate bird
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