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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkadilo
noun the core of a body boil; the beginning of a fire
bookmarkaonga
noun sort or degree of daybreak
bookmarkboo dolu de gulu
the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkdaa hhali
verb an adze stroke, used to chip out the interior of a bowl, canoe, etc.
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdangada abadai
noun european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkde heduu o taiao
noun morningstar
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdino boo
noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
bookmarkdona
noun wart, mole (raised)
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdoo ade
doo de ssui
still damp (but becoming dry)
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkdoonga
noun tools,equipment (incl. fishing gear)
bookmarkdoopeva
noun trick, prank
bookmarkdua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkga-hudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree; banana (fruit)
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgamua
verb covered with gamu
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkhadugolaa
noun
any stone of volcanic origin
hagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagakona
verb become (or make) much worse
bookmarkhagamaanu age
pull oneself up by one’s arms
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhagassoe
verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhagausi mai
the appearance of rain clouds
bookmarkhahine
noun woman
bookmarkhai daahili
verb to compose songs
bookmarkhenua gee
foreign lands
bookmarkhenuu
noun placenta
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhhaa
verb blossom forth
bookmarkhhadi iho luu vae
take a short break (in work involvingstanding)
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkholi
adjective shape of,form of
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
huaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarkkumi
verb to squeeze by grabbing
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmaile
noun plantsp.: maile-scentedfern(polypodium scolopendria burm. f.)
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkme
me gu modu
decision
bookmarkme hakadanga
noun joke, jest; trick (a practical joke)
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmark
muli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkoo iho (age)
adjective able to enter, going up (down)
bookmarksaga
adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
bookmarkse hagabau
do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
bookmarksou daane
noun a sudden strong gust of wind
bookmarktalinga
noun ear
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarkvvela de aloha
feel very sorry for
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