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bae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaahili daumaha
adjective a church song
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao de laangi
celebrate
bookmarkdao hagaahulu
verb to leave an earth oven covered, even after the food is cooked
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkgai ga aha
too bad
bookmarkgalani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
galua
verb having viscous sputum
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgasa
adjective run aground
bookmarkgau henua gee
foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhenuu
verb a method of plaiting
bookmarkhilo ange
mix with
bookmarkhuudanga
noun way of singing
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
ina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklau me
noun adjacent (of taro plots only)
bookmarklaulau
lodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklugu
verb take or obtain something by force
bookmarkmaanu
adjective to float in place (not drifting) on the surface of the water (with no anchor)
bookmarkmada agamu
noun the essential design features of tuai
bookmarkmada nuui
adjective dark green in color
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmahedua
sneeze
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmmahi
adjective strong, strength, force, power,energy
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarkodea
adjective noon, midday
bookmarkodi ange
even (number); complete (none missing); reach the maximum
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarkse agoo
adept at
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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