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alaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkanaboo nei
tonight (past)
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbaalasi ngago
adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)
bookmarkbaanabu
noun
stone (from banaba
bani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdaemaha
adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdagu age
say out loud
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee savala
uninterested in; not enjoy
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdenaa loo
that was the one
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkgaba taiao
noun early morning
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgada gimoo
adjective smile (esp. for no good reason or whenembarrassed)
bookmarkgahoo
verb wear
bookmark
galo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
haa-malama
time noun
april
haanialo
verb a bracing cross-beam <>
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hagaasanga
verb to create aasanga
bookmarkhagabigi
verb strive to be like
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagabuni de henua
to call an all-island meeting
bookmarkhagadau gavange
adjective compete (between groups)
bookmarkhagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkhegide
adjective see each other; meet up with
bookmarkhhagi gee
turn away from (to avoid),veer
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkholia
verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklau manu
noun leaf of a plant
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarkluu panava
noun scrotum (whole thing)
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmanadu
verb think
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkme hagaahulu
noun prepared food
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarkngadi humai
adjective come without bringing anything (such as gifts)
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarkoluu
pronoun your (plural; for plural noun)
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarkpili
adjective boring
bookmarksabalia
verb be in a situation in which saba1
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarkssili mada
to faint, be unconscious
bookmarkssogo
grated raw taro which has dried out
bookmarksula
verb arrive
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity.
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
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