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adu
adu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkalaange
adjective allowed to, permissible
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaageaa iho
adjective weakening (becoming weaker)
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbangi
noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkboo i lalo o tangada
the last days of a person’s life
bookmarkboo manu
adjective to weed (a garden)
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
bunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdagodo
adjective
situation, circumstance; liedown
dala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkduu modu
vertical cut
bookmarkege
verb raise up (so that higher)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagadonu muna
adjective act as an interpreter
bookmarkhagadubu o de ahi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadubu o manu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahaanau
verb to help to deliver a child (as a midwife does)
bookmarkhagaheiloo
verb make the acquaintance of
bookmarkhagaleo
verb to produce sound
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagapigi saele
adjective go around with someone constantly
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhagasele age
verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagatala gee
wanting always to hagatala
bookmarkhai duu
verb to carry a baby about
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai maa
adjective the relationship of spouse’s sibling tosibling’s spouse
bookmarkhai me hoosenga
somewhat hoosenga
bookmarkhakohu luu mada
squint (eyes),frown
bookmarkhauala
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
kosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklilo bule
adjective covered up completely
bookmarklima dangada ina
a patient of one healer who has been treated by another healer
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkmadaa ua
noun drop (of liquid or rain)
bookmarkmadaala
adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkme hagadaahao
noun toy
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
mmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmuna madua
noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)
bookmarkmuu-madagao
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkngadau age
older
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkodo
verb thatch
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkono
numeral six
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaiolo
noun
a sail
saulolua
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkse aha ga hai
it’s not possibledon’t worry about it (i don’t think so.)
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarksiga
verb
to make a fire with a fire plow; to make a net with a net needle spool
sila
verb look for
bookmarksoa hagaaloha
noun a good friend
bookmarksoe iho
adjective straight down; decided for one by the will of god
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
bookmarktagudai
noun coast, shoreline
bookmarktaina aahine
noun sister
bookmarktangaho
noun liver
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