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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkaalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbaasanga
noun manner of speaking, idiolect, dialect
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbuliaamou
adjective long for, homesick
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbunehulu
adjective slow in running or walking
bookmarkdagi gee
lead away from
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdagodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
daina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdatane-uli
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share, part, fraction
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdolo
noun
plantsp.: sugarcane
donu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkduasivi
noun the back of the spine
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduugia i de gai
be tired of eating a particular kind of food
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
gasi
adjective jump up (with both feet leaving the ground)
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgavage
adjective
give or bring up
gini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgoo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkhadu daahili
adjective to make up a song
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagahulu
verb make a total of ten
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagammau
adjective poisonous
bookmarkhagatala gee
wanting always to hagatala
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhahine
woman
bookmarkhai ange
do to; do for, fix; say to
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhakaa tuai
adjective to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhui hala
noun the fruit of the pandanus
bookmarkhuna me
adjective a habitual thief
bookmarkina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmahanga
adjective be split open
bookmarkmataia
verb soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
molimoli 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)
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkngago
egg
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngu te
ngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknnoo hagamau me
insatiably acquisitive
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarkse agoo
adept at
bookmarkse hagabau
do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
bookmarksili iho
adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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