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ahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdangalebu de me
bad weather
bookmarkdanuaa sili
adjective good enough
bookmarkdenaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdua nnui
noun violence; a type of rope
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkgabaea
to hang oneself
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgiado manu
noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhadu alo
noun the bottom portion of a fish
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhai gi de mahi
do or take by force,rape
bookmarkhakide gauligi
adjective spoil children
bookmarkhauala
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhuna
verb
hide
huuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarkladi
verb initiate, begin, start
bookmarklanga de gauanga
to lift up the leg of an opponent in wrestling
lao
noun the posterior portion of the coconut crab
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodo mmahi
adjective persistent,patient,persevering
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmada sua hadu
noun stormbeach (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalino
verb calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkme hholu
noun bow (for an arrow)
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarknohu
noun fishsp.: stone-fish
bookmarknoodalo
duplicate
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
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