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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkanaa loo
these (there) were the ones
bookmarkbelu
noun lizard sp.
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdalangasau
verb be quick-witted in an emergency
bookmarkdalia-mea
noun mollusksp.: mitra mitra
bookmarkdangada gohu
noun ignorant person
bookmarkdango
verb grab (in order to restrain, e.g., a person), fall upon
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdeeai donu
positively no
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkdooa
verb planted
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgavia
crazy person; insane person,
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
godi
verb to trim
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagamoni
verb provide a canoe for
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhai dahi doo
trick someone
bookmarkhai dahi heohi
maintain one’s position in an argument(against contrary positions)
bookmarkhedaadoi
adjective collide
bookmarkhelii-baalanga
noun plantsp.: grasssp.
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhhoa de usu
to encounter unexpected misfortune as aresult of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkhua nnui
adjective having large fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarkhuubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarkiloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarkina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkkaso
adjective
narrow
lavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
llagu
verb claw
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmadangi
noun wind
bookmarkmago de me
a worsening condition of the weather
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkme madaali
noun a ripe coconut (= gaadinga) of poor quality
bookmarkmilosanga
noun the way in which current flows
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmogobuna
noun grandchild,descendant of
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmuna abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
noho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarknugu
noun land,islet
bookmarkobe
eye of thtaro corn
bookmarkodo
verb to roof (a house), to thatch (a house)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksoa hagaaloha
noun a good friend
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarksou daane
noun a sudden strong gust of wind
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuhe
wasteful of taro when peeling it
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
bookmarkvaasuu ai
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