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aausa ina
a sea condition resembling that resulting from a ship leaving a wake
bookmarkabasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkaloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbuga
noun plant sp.: tree sp. (pisonia grandis r.b.)
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkdaa hagasaalei
verb make a striped design in tatooing
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdagodo lalo
adjective seriously ill and not improving
bookmarkdama ulungi
noun a man good at catching tuna with a fishing pole
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdangau-paava
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdee dolia
verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)
bookmarkdee kona
easily
bookmarkdeeai
adjective
denga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdolonoa
noun
donadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdonu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu-mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkganimago
noun mollusksp.: malea pomum
bookmarkgauasa
noun the pectoral fin of a fish and the surrounding flesh
bookmarkgio
noun mollusksp.: charonia spp.
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhadu golaa
a type of hard stone from Pohnpei used to pound sakau
bookmarkhagabulumau
adjective watch your step climbing
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadaahao ai
do something as though it were a game
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
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hagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagamou
verb include in a mou
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhagavaiduu
verb to act as though one were lazy
bookmarkhai daahili
verb to compose songs
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhakoloa
verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhonu tai
high tide
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarkkangi de maanadu
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklango beau
verb a method of lashing the outrigger float to the outrigger struts
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmadaagi
verb the scout in belubelu fishing
bookmarkmadegi
adjective be jerked
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmaleasa
noun fishsp. : tang (a kind of igauli)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalo maadolu
noun heavy clothing
bookmarkmmule
adjective slow,late
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarksaa
a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksahudu
sea bass
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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