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aahee laa
which were those
bookmarkadu
ago i me
copy, imitate
bookmarkanei donu
only these are the ones
bookmarkava
verb passage, channel
bookmarkbapabu
adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdaga ula
verb go lobster catching
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdai seni
adjective sleepy
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
deadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdeeai
adjective
dele de longo
spread news or rumors
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdoo ma gu...
fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
bookmarkdotonogaa
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkdumulu
noun july
bookmarkduu beleala
noun immature coconutapple
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgabanibaonga
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgalo
verb stir
bookmarkgano dea
noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgede gabi de husi
noun
a type of basket
gohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhagaamua
verb accord honor to
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadanu
verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand
bookmarkhagadau bale
adjective cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagadeeai
verb refuse to
bookmarkhagadubu o manu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagahula
noun the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagamabu
verb die (euphemistic); take a break
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagapago donu
adjective fortunate result
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhano saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhodooligi
adjective chief (of the island)
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhonu tai
high tide
bookmarkhuda
noun
i mua nei
beforehand
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarkkano maalama
noun a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkkave e hakide
take someone in order to train or teach him
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmaleasa
noun fishsp. : tang (a kind of igauli)
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkmilo gee
to turn the opposite way
bookmarkmmudi
adjective sprinkling (of rain)
bookmarkngadi biho
noun head
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkngudu-me
noun boundary of a taro plot
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarkpala ivi
adjective work beyond one’s endurance
bookmarksili
adjective drawing to an end
bookmarksoaa lodo
noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish
bookmarkssae aalanga
adjective sore in the muscles
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarktainaahine
noun sister
bookmarktainaahine gauligi
noun younger sister
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
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