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aadea
verb clear (easily seen), unobscured
bookmarkaadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkaagai
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkaahulu
verb to leave food cooking overnight
bookmarkahe age
start again, reoccur
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkanaa ange huu
that
anaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkao
verb daylight
bookmarkbaasi e haa o de langi
the four quadrants of the sky
bookmarkbooi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
bookmarkdaa hatau
verb beat unmercifully
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdala
verb unfasten,undo,untie
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdau
noun cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdau ama
noun the mast stay tied to the outrigger boom
bookmarkdee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdua haangoda de boo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate forhaangoda de boo
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduu keli
adjective firmly in place,earnestly
bookmarkduulua
noun jack (fish sp); large alaala
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgaha mea
adjective having orange coconuts (of a coconuttree)
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
gogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkhaa daha
verb the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai de ama
to have a spouse
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhhoa de usu
to encounter unexpected misfortune as aresult of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhonu kadi
adjective filled up completely (with solids); full up (and tightly packed)
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarklaangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarklaso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklau me
noun adjacent (of taro plots only)
bookmarklilo bule
adjective covered up completely
bookmarklima-pilo
time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkmaagoda
adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanava i lunga
masavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmaua
adjective able to,obtained,gotten,caught
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkmoosugia
verb ripened unevenly (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkngadi basa
small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngadi vai
noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)
bookmarkngani
adjective going around in a complete circle (likea belt)
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarknohoa
verb occupied
bookmarkpaa de hoa
happy (lit., ’to slap one’s sides’)
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarkse me gi hee
in which direction is the current running
bookmarksiva llau
number nine hundred
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuli
adjective black
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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