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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkago i me
copy, imitate
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkalaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkbaagia
verb move sideways while moving forward (as a canoe slipping in the water); slap
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbaulia
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
dangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdaubasa
a great many
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdili
verb shoot at; shine (e.g., a flashlight) on; letgo, throwaway, lose something; disregard; steady beating (as of a heart); a steady stroke (as of an adze)
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doloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
dona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkdotonogaa
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduugunga o de henua
customs of the island (nukuoro)
bookmarkgage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgeu gee
to jerk one’s head away from something
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgoinga
noun a boundary marker (of stone)
bookmarkgumedi hadu
noun
a bowl (pottery)
haahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaaide
verb measure (exactly)
bookmarkhaalo
verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily
bookmarkhada
hagabidoa
verb be the last
bookmarkhagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
adjective risky,dangerous
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhai me a gimoo
to act insincerely
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhhoda age
suck in air (esp. when asleep orunconscious)
bookmarkhilo hagamaadau
verb
to braid sennit with the right hand;
holahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkhologumi
adjective
honu-uda
noun insectsp. (small and turtle-like)
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
huuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklaaigi
noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume
bookmarklau iho laa
those of small size
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkma
a measure of the quantity of flying fish (ssave) caught (by hundreds): e.g., dolu ma ’three hundred flying fish’
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
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magi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmau ange huu
usually
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkniho
teeth
bookmarkodo
verb thatch
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarksae iho
adjective tear from the top down; break through the bush (coming downhill)
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarkse gainga
adjective abundant
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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