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adilo
noun the core of a body boil; the beginning of a fire
bookmarkalaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbido abongi
capsize eventually
bookmarkbolo iho
adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
daa de masavaa
time’s up it is time for...
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdaia e de hegau
overworked
bookmarkdalia-mea
noun mollusksp.: mitra mitra
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdamaa hungi
adjective skillful at hungi
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdehui
noun
tens of coconuts
dilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genitalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkduagi
verb to clean fish (taking the insides out)
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduu bale
verb not quite vertical
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkganimago
noun mollusksp.: malea pomum
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgave ala
a method of planting mats
bookmarkgave ua podo
geu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagahidu (ina)
verb the name of a person in a traditional story
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai hegau hilo
work hypocritically (appearing to follow the rules but secretly violating the prohibitions)
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkhuaahuu
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkiai sago
adjective having special ability (strength, power, etc.) which others do not have, a strong or powerful (person)
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarkkava
adjective to feel uncomfortably warm
bookmarklaagei
noun
laulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarklou
verb a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick (breadfruit), pull down
bookmarkmagua
adjective thieving
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
moenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkneve
verb blurred (out of focus)
bookmarkngau hala
bite someone
bookmarkngu te
nnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarkpaibu
noun pipe
bookmarksaali
noun a type of rope (used for climbing breadfruit trees)
bookmarksaulolua
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarkssomo
suck one’s finger
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tamana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandfather
bookmarkvaenga o de langi
Milky Way
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