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abo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkalaa nei
those now
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkanga
verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
bookmarkbapaba
adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbii o madahasi
a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaaloa
verb to have been stabbed (esp. accidentally by hanga)
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdagodo hai sala
fornication
bookmarkdagodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dangada baoa
noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdenei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdua dama
verb the pallor of a female following childbirth
bookmarkdugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgasia
verb worthwhile,important,valuable
bookmarkgau mai moni
noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkgili laa
verb suntanned
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgo
hano
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaele
verb bringup (children), discipline (children)
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadegelia
verb
hagademo
verb
pout
hagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu gaiaa
adjective suspicious by nature
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaeligi
verb treat as an eligi
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting
bookmarkhagalima (ina)
verb make a total of five
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagamou
verb include in a mou
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhai me galasi
to steal after having sort of asked for
bookmarkhai taelodo
adjective obtain something in great number
bookmarkhaiadaligi
noun the eldest child of the eldest child
bookmarkhale pono
noun prison, jail
bookmarkhaonga i ode
noun urethra
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarki hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklegia
noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmagau donu i de lodo
want desperately
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmaidigi
noun august
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmaluu
verb soft
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
me hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmodu gee
cut away from; separated from
bookmarkmuna pada
noun harsh words
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarknengenenge
saabudu
noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)
bookmarksali ssaavale
verb salivate
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarkseloo
numeral millions
bookmarksomo
noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut
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