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aabi
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkanei naa
these (here) only
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbaasi madau
adjective right side, right-handed
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbangoa
adjective slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbuni
adjective closed up, be together (in a group, or of two individuals)
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdai deeai
almost none
bookmarkdaina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdala malo
adjective change clothes
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
dama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdatane-uli
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgalo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkgaloi
gava-dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgili hano
verb separation of the hard interior parts of the tree trunk
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhai ngadaa
adjective difficult
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhanu me
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarki mua nei
beforehand
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklo te
luu mada
noun face (of a person)
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dahi
number eleven
bookmarkmadumadua
malaangahu
noun feast held for a newly launched canoe
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmaoli
noun a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoni sulu
submarine
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkmouli danuaa
easy living, a good life
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksalaa
noun fishsp.: flyingfish
bookmarksaniba
noun fishsp.: silversides
bookmarksomo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarkua
noun neck
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
bookmarkvvela de aloha
feel very sorry for
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