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aoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdaa donu taahili
sing on-key
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabula
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkdagua-loa
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdahuli sabonealo
adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit
bookmarkdanu de maasina
the setting of the moon
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkduu saba
adjective unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduunanga
noun that which has been cooked
bookmarkgaagose
sea cucumber
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgaha paa
adjective a coconut with a small kernel
bookmarkgapese
verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgasigi
noun plantsp.: hemp-leavedvitexshrub(vitex negundo var. bicolor (willd.) lam.)
bookmarkgau henua gee
foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)
bookmarkgili malanga
verb a type of skin disease
bookmarkhaa-laangi
time noun
thursday
hagadau vaasuu
adjective be attracted to or like each other(of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagadulagi
verb imitate, illustrate, give an example; fashion something to be like somethingelse
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagahana iho
adjective recook for a little while
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagaodi
verb end of (e.g., time)
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhagasegelia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhellumi de henua
mass confusion or panic
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkhinangalosaa iho
adjective self-pity
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhulu
noun reactive hostility
bookmarkhulu made
noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
kona ange
become much worse
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklii
noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)
bookmarkllou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmada galava
noun spear foreshaft
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa valu
number eighteen
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmago de me
a worsening condition of the weather
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmataia
verb soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngole age
use smallest first
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarksii
adjective a stream or jet of water; dysentery
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
bookmarkvogi
to shame someone by teasing or insulting them
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