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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkalaa maa
those there were about (approximately)
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
anga
verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
bookmarkaoa-laosedi
noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbasa dua nnui
speak undiplomatically
bookmarkbasa gelo
speak sagely
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkdahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdangada de henua
noun natives of nukuoro
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdee abo
uncomfortable (esp. socially)
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdohi lau
verb to strip pandanus leaves (to make mats, etc.)
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkduilaa gee
to be exceedingly unsuccessful with members of the opposite sex
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgamu
verb cut (something)
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgauligi hahine
noun female child,girl
bookmarkgede dua dahi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgii talinga
adjective tinnitus
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagadabena iho
verb prepare oneself, make oneself
bookmarkhagadegelia
verb
hagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagahaigabungi
verb make shy
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
adjective risky,dangerous
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhai maa
adjective the relationship of spouse’s sibling tosibling’s spouse
bookmarkhai me a gimoo
to act insincerely
bookmarkhanu age
regain
bookmarkhenuu
noun placenta
bookmarkhine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkiholia
verb useful for climbing down
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmadalua maa dolu
number twenty three
bookmarkmage
malau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoso
noun birdsp.: starling (apolonis opacus)
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmua mai (adu, ange)
adjective next to me (you, him)
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarknngali
verb to take a bite out of something held in the hand (food only)
bookmarknngaolia
verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkolongaa
noun plantsp.: treesp.: a shrubbytree sp. (pipturus argenteus (forst.f.) wedd.)
bookmarkono-laangi
time noun saturday (’sixth day’)
bookmarkpula luu mada
excited with joy
bookmarksaga
adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarksali loimada
adjective to tear1 (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)
bookmarkse agoo
adept at
bookmarksenga manu
stupid (like an animal)
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
sii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarktigo
defecate
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
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