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aahu
adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish
bookmarkaduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkalaa sili
those there were enough
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkanga dua
adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
bookmarkau doga
noun a confluence of ocean currents, or a circular current in which drifting objects remain stationary
bookmarkbaasi gi taiao
forenoon (from dawn to noon)
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdaatugu
verb to curse (someone)
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdai beau
verb rough seas at a certain time
bookmarkdala
adjective
tame
danedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkdee heloongoi
adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with
bookmarkdee tala mai!
don’t tell me
bookmarkdeeai donu
positively no
bookmarkdili de lima
to swing one’s arms (when walking)
bookmarkdogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkduaa dai
verb seasick but unable to throw up
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduudane
noun buttock
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgahuduna
noun ridgepole cover
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galo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgatae
noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
gu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagaduulou
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagapago donu
adjective fortunate result
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhellumi de henua
mass confusion or panic
bookmarkhilo hagamaadau
verb
to braid sennit with the right hand;
huaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarki dai nei
Mortlock Islands
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklaangai buusagi
a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklima-pilo
time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarklou
verb a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick (breadfruit), pull down
bookmarklua llau
number two hundred
bookmarklua-laangi
time noun tuesday (’second day’)
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmai ange laa
the next (one) following the one in question
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmee mmala
noun gallbladder
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksahole
noun fishsp.: mountainbass
bookmarksalau
adjective inclined, slanting, not straight, not perpendicular to
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksigidaumaha
verb collection (in church),offering(in church), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
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tahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
bookmarktainaahine
noun sister
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