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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkabadai
european
ago i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkalava
noun fish sp.: shark sp.
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbadioda
verb the residue remaining after coconut oil has been heated; the residue remaining after arrowroot starch-making
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbolengia
verb do something without reflection
bookmarkboo gi me
acquisitive (and acting on acquisitive impulses)
bookmarkbuu
adjective be greasy
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdama ulungi
noun a man good at catching tuna with a fishing pole
bookmarkdanea
verb to have dane
bookmarkdangi iho
adjective cry to oneself
bookmarkdango
noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod
bookmarkde hua nei
this size
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdenga meenei
these ones (plural)
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdoi-lesi
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
duasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkgabaduu
verb to sail a canoe against the wind; paddle or pole a canoe against the current
bookmarkgai valaai
adjective take medicine
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgiado taelodo
noun the outrigger booms toward the center of the canoe
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkhaale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadau doa
adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult
bookmarkhagadibalia
verb cause to tip to one side
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagaheiloo
verb make the acquaintance of
bookmarkhagateve
verb bristle, ready for a fight (of animals)
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhulidonu
adjective rightsideout (clothes)
bookmarkhulo saele
wander around
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarkkono
adjective grunt (once)
bookmarkllava ai
wrapped (tied) around; eat fish ormeat with a meal
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarklugu
verb take or obtain something by force
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
madaanga hulu maa dolu
number thirteen
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmahanasia
verb heated
bookmarkmalaangahu
noun feast held for a newly launched canoe
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmanu de henua
noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmui
verb gathered around (something)
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkngalue de hakii
dislocated larynx
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
odomalie
adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)
bookmarkoo
number zero
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes insheet metal)
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksauduu
mermaid
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