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adaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkadumodu
noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdagosala
verb death, die (of a person)
bookmarkdahuli de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
daumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkday
laangi
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdelaa ai
therefore (with respect to that there)
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdenei huu
this is it still
bookmarkdiinei de lodo
become calmer (after being angry)
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdogi
noun adze
bookmarkdua nnui
adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkduu kolu
adjective stand bracing oneself
bookmarkgaagose
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgadinibidi
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkgai lima dahi
to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)
bookmarkgaibea lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgau henua gee
foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgiba
verb swelling of the testicles
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagassoe
verb straighten out; decide an issue (byhigher authority)
bookmarkhai aoa ina
verb bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai gi de mahi
do or take by force,rape
bookmarkhale de henua
hhagi gee
turn away from (to avoid),veer
bookmarkhhao tuula
adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)
bookmarkhidi de honu
movement of a turtle (when feeding orsubmerging)
bookmarkhili de hau
make a hau
bookmarkhua modo
noun fisheggs (immature)
bookmarkiai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkkala
adjective fragrance (esp. of food)
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkono
adjective grunt (once)
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
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madannia i lodo
noun middlefinger
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkme hholu
noun bow (for an arrow)
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarkmilo gee
to turn the opposite way
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngalogu
adjective push in, crumple up; bend out ofshape (temporarily); easily changedin shape (esp. by pushing)
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarknoobiho
adjective be enemies (of individuals only)
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkpilo bopobo
adjective musty smell
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarksigi de hagahala
a technique of finishing a mat edge
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
bookmarktee langi
noun sky
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