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aamua ange
higher
bookmarkaasolo
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkalaa naa
those only
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkanga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkboolaa ange
say boolaa to
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaemahaanga
noun heaviness,sadness,unhappiness
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdama iai
noun a person who has done somethingpraiseworthy
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkde hine hagahaanau
midwife
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdoonga a lima
one’s own tools, or tools with which one is familiar
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalo
noun fishsp.: goatfish (= small vede)
bookmarkgamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
gau anga
noun thigh
bookmarkgauvae
noun jaw; a set of false teeth
bookmarkgave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgide
verb see
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkhaaele sala
verb spoil (children), bring up (children) badly
bookmarkhagaaloha
adjective piteous,pitiful
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagahala
noun a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai muna
adjective public meeting
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity,
halehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhuda
noun
hulidonu
adjective rightsideout (clothes)
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklaa tua
besides
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaumele
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarklua-malama
time noun february (’second month’)
bookmarkmaangalo
sweet
bookmarkmaava age
belch
bookmarkmagi nngali
verb any sickness leading to emaciation (e.g., t.b.); a wasting illness (terminal)
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkme ssongo aha
useless thing
bookmarkmodu taalonga
adjective to escape (of fish, after having been speared)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkngaage nei
Gilbert Islands
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoho lalo
adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)
bookmarkpala boo maasina
the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)
bookmarksaavale
verb spit,drool,sputum
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksabalia
verb be saba2
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
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