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aabida
verb make a coil of dried pandanus leaves
bookmarkaalinga
adjective moving around just under the water
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkbangi
noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkbuu goede
worthless or useless <’like an octopus without a head’>
bookmarkbuu hale moni
noun mollusk sp.
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdagua-loa
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdaia e tulidaa
urgency in micturation
bookmarkdau me
verb the sheath of the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkdauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdelaa donu
that there is it for sure
bookmarkdelaa tagodo
that there is the situation...
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduu modu
vertical cut
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkeligi
adjective
chief of the island ()
gabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgage gaahanga
verb to climb a coconut tree, using gaahanga
bookmarkgaha
noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
bookmarkgai de henua
noun native food (not imported)
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gelemea
noun a by-product of the tumeric-making process
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
gohu de me
become dark (with no natural light)
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagaaha
verb cause to do what
bookmarkhagabaasi
verb do toward one side
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagadae
verb to give a hand net to
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadali
verb accumulate (bring together); gather up; imprisonment (short term)
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaheiangi
verb act smart (openly)
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasenga
verb fool (someone),deceive,trick (someone)
bookmarkhakai-a-bagila
noun mollusksp.: cerithiidae spp.
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkholiagi
verb
hugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaanessala
adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else
bookmarkmaava
yawn
bookmarkmadaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmadabuunoua
adjective become dull
bookmarkmadi
verb to add organic material to the taro bog
bookmarkmage
magiaa
adjective envious, jealous (non-sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarkmuaamoni
a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarknoho muli
adjective overloaded in the stern (of a canoe)
bookmarknonu
noun plantsp.: tree sp. (the archaic name of bugaliaa)
bookmarknoodanga
noun bundle, knot; a set of 12 differentfishing lures
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkoo
noun a ration of food for a long canoe voyage
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksseni
sugi launui
noun the tip of the coconut palm leaf
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