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alahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkanga dua
adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
bookmarkaovaa
noun hour
bookmarkbaa hagasalau
adjective make contact with while not aligned
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbini
verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
bookmarkboo i lalo o tangada
the last days of a person’s life
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuu
adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
bookmarkdaahinga
noun way of brushing off or sweeping
bookmarkdaane honu
noun a person of many accomplishments
bookmarkdale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdalimasanga
verb way of tying (rope, etc.)
bookmarkdamaa tili
adjective sharpshooter
bookmarkdangoa
verb grabbed,fallen upon
bookmarkdaohi taelodi
adjective keep a record of
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdaunadi
unclassified would it be better if (implyingdisagreement)...
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdeeai donu
positively no
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkdolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkdoo ade
dua gina
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for gina fishing
bookmarkdungagi
verb nod (one’s head)
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkgalani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
galua
verb having viscous sputum
bookmarkgave ala
a method of planting mats
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgoluu
pronoun you (dual)
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkgumedi vai solo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahala
noun a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a placefor their nesting
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkhenua i lalo (alodahi)
noun world (lands other than nukuoro)
bookmarkhili de hau
make a hau
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkkoli
verb scrape off (with one’s finger), scratch up
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
longolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmadaoaligi
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmadegi
adjective be jerked
bookmarkmahidi
adjective
separated from and curled up from
maingaa
adjective miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkme mmilo
noun current (in the sea)
bookmarkmoele
a lie
bookmarkmoosugia ange
somewhat moosugia
bookmarkmuga
verb used (or done, heard, or known) over and over until bored with
bookmarkmule
adjective slow; late
bookmarkmuna pada
harsh words
bookmarknaba i de muna
converse earnestly
bookmarkngudula
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkohu
verb a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkolonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksauligi
a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarkssii
broken into many pieces (as glass when dropped)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu bodu
noun brother in law
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valaai tao
dye
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