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alaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
bulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdao malui
noun a spear with a hinged barb
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdenaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdiha
verb move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkditidi
adjective to skim across the surface of land or water
bookmarkdohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdoo de gulabe
prolapsed rectum
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgea
hawksbill turtle
bookmarkgide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhadi bala
adjective to rely on others for the things one should provide for oneself
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagadaahili
verb make someone sing
bookmarkhagadabena iho
verb prepare oneself, make oneself
bookmarkhagadau doo
verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhai me dogaa
behave with embarrassment or shyness
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhola mai saiolo
to allow the sail to fill with wind, holding on to the boom sheet (after luffing)
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklaangai milo sanga
a fishing condition in which fish arenot inclined to bite
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarkmaanessala
adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else
bookmarkmada nuui
adjective dark green in color
bookmarkmagona
adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
manamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmoa
noun birdsp.
bookmarkmoaga
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarknao gasi
verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngu te
niigoi
verb wind around (of a rope, etc.)
bookmarknoodalo
duplicate
bookmarkoa
gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksae iho
adjective tear from the top down; break through the bush (coming downhill)
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksebu
adj seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarkseedaa
noun october
bookmarksemada
numeral tens of thousands
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
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