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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkaapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkalaa ai huu
those there only then
bookmarkanaa ange huu
that
anei nei
these now
bookmarkao
adjective sufficient
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbaalasi de ada
to take a picture
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbagia
verb be hit (by wind, bullet, spear, etc.)
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbugu
noun mons veneris
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdagua-loa
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdahu
verb start a fire (or an engine); build a fire
bookmarkdala malo
adjective change clothes
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdamana mai i daha
stepfather
bookmarkdau age
to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkdungu ibo
verb smell (oneself)
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkege iho
adjective lower (something)
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
gage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkgaha uli
adjective having brown (ripe) coconuts (of a coconut tree)
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgidee (laa) goe
see what i mean
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgili hano
verb separation of the hard interior parts of the tree trunk
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkhagabidoa
verb be the last
bookmarkhagadaemahadia
verb put too much weight on
bookmarkhagahala
a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagammae lodo
insult (someone)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkheloongoi
adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarkloma
adjective very calm, silent
bookmarklou aama
adjective the submerging of the outrigger float
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmagi ssae aalanga
sore muscles (not associated with strain)
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkme maaguluaa
noun dislocated joint (of the body)
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkoohia
verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
saavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in textureand bad-tasting
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarksalau
adjective inclined, slanting, not straight, not perpendicular to
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarktamana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandfather
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarktulungaahi
noun hearth, cooking pit/fire
bookmarkuhe
wasteful of taro when peeling it
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
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