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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkanaa ange naa
about that
anaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkbaa age
shallow (e.g., waters)
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
buge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell
bookmarkdolo
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdooa
verb planted
bookmarkduge
noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu
bookmarkduu saba
unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkgabia
verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)
bookmarkgaha biigi
noun a rope for tying pigs
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective eat messily
bookmarkgoinga o tai
noun high-watermark
bookmarkgoosuu
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadau-me
adjective enemy; dispute (with someone), argue
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaditidi de hadu
to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagaiho
verb show (someone) how to climb down
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagaodea
the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhale hagao me
store
bookmarkhale lau
noun thatch-roofed house (of pandanus leafthatch)
bookmarkhanu age
regain
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkhune
core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
inaho
noun a school consisting of a certain reef fish sp. (laumele)
bookmarkkanosaa
adjective a tasteless tuber of poor quality
bookmarklodo degi
adjective having a forgiving nature
bookmarklua-baaua
time noun the second number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaanu iho
adjective to begin to fish while maanu
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa hidu
number seventeen
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmalo gahu
adjective shirt
bookmarkmalogu
verb <= ngalogu>
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkme hai dago
ritual acts,religious acts
bookmarkme hholu
noun bow (for an arrow)
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoosee
verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarkmuna o de henua
noun a community meeting (for listeningto speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarknoholia
verb occupied
bookmarkoho age
the following morning
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksauligi
a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksivi
adjective giveup
bookmarkssili mada
to faint, be unconscious
bookmarktilo ange
verb nurse; look after
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
bookmarkuu duaa nui
broom.
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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