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ahe iho
diminish (in intensity)
bookmarkahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkalaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkalelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkava
noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)
bookmarkbaalasi ngago
adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)
bookmarkbae mamu
noun fish weir
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbaieu
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.
bookmarkbasa madua
adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)
bookmarkbasalia
verb seep (of water)
bookmarkbe hia
how many (according to someone)
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdau bodu
adjective married man or woman
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdeai ange loo soo savaa
now i’ve got you
bookmarkdeai ma gi dahi
none at all as you should very well know
dee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
denaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdenaa maa
that is about (approximately)
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkduu saba
adjective unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgano dae
noun the net of a hand net (not including the net’s handle)
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagadaalea
verb
hagadegi
verb praise (god only)
bookmarkhagadubu o manu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhai aha
adjective what relationship
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkhholu
verb bend
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhulei
verb to have done the act of hhule
bookmarkiga-ligi
noun fishsp. (a small oceanic school fishslightly larger than dauoni)
bookmarkino gi mua
bend (one’s body) forward
bookmarkkave huaame
verb take the whole thing
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklaho
noun aerial root of the pandanus tree
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklangi maakau
the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklangona iho maahana
feel punished or victimized
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmadabuunoua
adjective become dull
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmahedua
sneeze
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmau me
adjective successful in obtaining what one wants(things)
bookmarkmmidi
verb suck, suction (e.g., of sea current)
bookmarkmoe
adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)
bookmarkmoni sulu
submarine
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
noun reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngadi gavadu
adjective a gift (to the hearer); a present (to the hearer)
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksiva llau
number nine hundred
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarksuunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
bookmarktaula (o de me holu)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
bookmarkuaasei
a type of small knife
bookmarkudo
the soft wood around the center of a tree trunk
bookmarkuli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
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