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adu laa
after tomorrow, the one after the next one
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkanaa ange naa
about that
anaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkango
aoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbadodi gee
to jerk violently
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkbuu tangada
noun an omen of death (when a certain kind or size of fish is caught)
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdaballahi
adjective
thin (of long flat object)
dagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdala
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdau haanau
noun a period during which many children areborn
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkdiinonga
adjective a spirit which is worshipped; bad character (of a person)
bookmarkdogai
noun
transverse tiebeam
dogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduulua
noun fishsp.: jack (= large alaala)
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkelunga
noun top of, the position over (something)
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective exaggerate (esp. in storytelling)
bookmarkganimuli
noun the second child of a couple
bookmarkgini hua o hegau
to receive the rewards of work well done (or punishment for evil deeds)
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to bear misshapen fruit(e.g., by not picking in bunches)
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhai maa
relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse
bookmarkhai maalisa
having an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkheboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkkosi
verb to scratch (once)
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklaangai huli de moana
a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping (showing their white bellies) and biting
bookmarklaangai sahole
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping and biting
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklludu
verb take all (of something)
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmada sua hadu
noun stormbeach (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmagi ssae aalanga
sore muscles (not associated with strain)
bookmarkmaidigi
noun august
bookmarkmaluu
verb soft
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanu-gadi-niho
noun
plantsp.
me gu modu
decision
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarknabe
verb to hook under the waistband or belt
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarknodi
verb to tie a knot in the hair
bookmarknoobiho
adjective be enemies (of individuals only)
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes insheet metal)
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkseloo
numeral millions
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarkssema
jellyfish species
bookmarkteve de gili
gooseflesh
bookmarktogo dahi
first
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity.
bookmarkuli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
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