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abi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkalaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkalaa muna
word <= dalaa muna>
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkbolengia
verb do something without reflection
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdelaa tagodo
that there is the situation...
bookmarkdogai
noun
transverse tiebeam
dugi gee
chase away (in a certain direction)
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkgaha biigi
noun a rope for tying pigs
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkhadugolaa
noun
any stone of volcanic origin
hagabahhaa
verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagabuni
verb gather together (people); have sexualrelations
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmark
hagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up
bookmarkhagasegea
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagavaiduu
verb to act as though one were lazy
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhanolia
verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklau ngago
noun the fatty tissue of a fish or animal
bookmarklausamua
verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt
bookmarklipaidonga
noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus
bookmarklluhe
noun plantsp.: swordfern (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmada libia
verb a very sharp point
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa ono
number sixteen
bookmarkmadannia i lodo
noun middlefinger
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmoea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngadi humai
adjective come without bringing anything (such as gifts)
bookmarkngavesi
noun box,coffin,crate
bookmarkoa
noun gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkolo
an area in which sand has accumulated; beach; sand spit
bookmarkovea
verb disheveled (as the chicken feathers on a much-used trolling lure)
bookmarkpee
adjective pass wind (flatus)
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksavala
adjective interested in, enjoys
bookmarkse gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarksii tae
adjective diarrhea which escapes without onerealizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarktainadaane
noun brother
bookmarkula de gili
inflammation; red in the face; sunburned
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