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aau
verb remove
bookmarkaha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkau dili uda
an ocean current flowing toward land
bookmarkava
noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdagua-bodo
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdao tili
noun a spear or harpoon to which a line is attached
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally apportioned
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdenga meenei
these ones (plural)
bookmarkdinoanga hulu
adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll
bookmarkdohi dilo
verb to strip dilo (to make plaited hats, etc.)
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
ambush; attack by surprise or stealth
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgada
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkgaloi
galubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgiidagi
verb relish (meat or fish, or something substituting for meat or fish, eaten with taro, etc.)
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhagaaha
verb cause to do what
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadubu dinae
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagakona
verb become (or make) much worse
bookmarkhagaleo
verb to produce sound
bookmarkhagalilo
verb take shelter, to shelter (somethingfrom the elements); blockout (from sight)
bookmarkhagaola
verb save from
bookmarkhagatili
verb swoop down, swoop across
bookmarkhahine
noun woman
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai de hai
adjective stubborn, willful
bookmarkhai me moolau
an habitually fast worker
bookmarkhai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhhudi
verb pull
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkhonu-uda
noun insectsp. (small and turtle-like)
bookmarkhua nnui
adjective having large fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkhuaahuu
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
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igohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkili taalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength
bookmarkiloo me
charlatanism
bookmarkkii age
move upward; reach a certain age
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklale
noun fishsp. (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklipaidonga
noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus
bookmarkllilo mai
decreasing (in number); becoming less
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkluu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkmaadai
noun a cult official (who looked after the cult-house)
bookmarkmada-galadi
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkmalau age
free of hardship (after having had it)
bookmarkmanava i lunga
meamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmmau gava
adjective known by heart, memorized, know (how to do something) well
bookmarkmouli danuaa
easy living, a good life
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarknao baasua
verb to collect baasua
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
charlatan
bookmarkngudu-me
noun boundary of a taro plot
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarkoha de nnoho paba
disturb the peace
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkse galubu
very fast
bookmarkse me be hee
extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)
bookmarksinsia
somo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarkssili mada
to faint, be unconscious
bookmarksumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarktamana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandfather
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
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