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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkbahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdama muli bee
noun the twelfth child born to a couple
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdaubasa
a great many
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdeai loo me
i doubt it
bookmarkdee galemu
never mind, don’t bother
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkduha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu nui
adjective to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope
bookmarkgaagose
sea cucumber
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgii age
cry out softly
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagadau hai me ai
use jointly or collectively
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagaleo
verb to produce sound
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai duu
verb to carry a baby about
bookmarkhai me dagi
work slowly
bookmarkhai ngadaa
adjective difficult
bookmarkhano laa
previous
bookmarkhhadi
verb snapped off
bookmarkhhali gee
scoop out
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhuaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarkma te
mada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmadalama
noun tip of coconut palm leaf
bookmarkmadalua maa dolu
number twenty three
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmahola
adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmanu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmau haahine
adjective attractive to women (for someinexplicable reason)
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkme pasa
noun radio
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmmule
adjective slow,late
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmomme aadea
noun clearing (e.g., in the woods)
bookmarkmuu-madagao
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkngadolo
adjective a landslide or similar movement of things
bookmarkniigoi
verb wind around (of a rope, etc.)
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarknoho moso
able to support one’s weight (e.g., a branch of a tree)
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkohu
verb a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarksambagidaa
sausau
lion-fish
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarksou hahine
noun a steady, light gust of wind
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmarktee langi
noun sky
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