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amuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbadai
adjective meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbuu
noun bladder, balloon, ball; the head of the octopus; a net on a long handle; a conch shell trumpet; or any other round, hollow, inflatable object
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdahea age
drift toward place where speaker is
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdauaabulu
verb nearly sunk
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdino
adjective a share of, allotment, portion
bookmarkdogaa
adjective bashful, ashamed, shy, embarrassed
bookmarkdogi
noun adze; a tapping movement
bookmarkdogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgai lima lua
eat greedily (with both hands)
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmarkgaibea lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgeesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgina
noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgubu dolo
noun a joint of the sugarcane
bookmarkhadu me llanga
lay out plaited work
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhadu-uli
noun coralsp.: bluecoral
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadulagi
verb imitate, illustrate, give an example; fashion something to be like somethingelse
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagahana iho
adjective recook for a little while
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagammahi
verb persevere, try hard to
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhale dabeo
noun menstrualhut
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkhoimanu
noun fishsp.: eagleray
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarklaaigi
noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklebidi
noun birdsp.: whitetern
bookmarklo te
lodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkma
a measure of the quantity of flying fish (ssave) caught (by hundreds): e.g., dolu ma ’three hundred flying fish’
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmada mmea
adjective dark red
bookmarkmada nuui
adjective dark green in color
bookmarkmada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmaga ahi
noun glowing embers (without a flame)
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmahola
adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant (flora); coral head; throat spacer of a flying fish net; March (month)
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time when, time of; between, amongst
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoni kalo
noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarknnoo hagamau me
insatiably acquisitive
bookmarkpaa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarksai moni
a fleet of canoes
bookmarkse hagabau
do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarkubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
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