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alaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkalahage
adjective wake up (from sleep)
bookmarkbaulia
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkdaabeduge mai
bring a lot of
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaaloa
verb to have been stabbed (esp. accidentally by hanga)
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdaia e tuaadai
seasick
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdaula baalanga
noun cable,wire (heavy)
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdele
verb move from one place to another; to sail (a canoe); be transmitted; slipout of one’s hands (e.g., a line on which a big fish has been caught)
bookmarkdenei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgaiaa
verb steal, dishonest, cheat; to ask or accept too readily
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkhadu lalo
noun a stone on which hermit crabs are crushed (to use for bait)
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagabiho
verb cause to become a leader
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadalea
verb
make someone tired
hagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagaduu dala
adjective angry and ready to fight
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagamaanu age
pull oneself up by one’s arms
bookmarkhagammuni iho
adjective keep to oneself (what one has done)
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhui hala
noun the fruit of the pandanus
bookmarkhulu
adjective ten (in enumeration and compounds only)
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklaangai buusagi
a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarkllimu
noun a small honu
bookmarklodo daemaha
adjective feel unhappy or sad
bookmarklodo gi me
adjective acquisitive, covetous
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
mada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmagi dabeo
verb menstruation
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmaleva
adjective present1 (not absent)
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmanu aabi
kite
bookmarkmanu ea
noun coralhead (at or broaching the surface of the water)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmolo
noun a noose for fishing
bookmarkmoni kalo
noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkmoomuna
adjective fatty
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
charlatan
bookmarkodi mai (adu, ange)
all (e.g., have come)
bookmarkouaa
adjective yes certainly
bookmarksaabudu
noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarkse gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarksee
adjective cry aloud
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarktua
outside
bookmarkuhe
wasteful of taro when peeling it
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
bookmarkvvela de aloha
feel very sorry for
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