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baba ange
ready for
bookmarkbalagia
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbalagula
adjective clumsy
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdelaa ai
therefore (with respect to that there)
bookmarkdele de gada
smile
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
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duha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgadiou
gadoa
verb to be overdue for parturition
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgalo
adjective to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkguduaanga
noun abounding in lice
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadau kino
adjective hate each other
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhahine
noun woman
bookmarkhai aha
adjective what relationship
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhai me hebagi
be on the point of fighting
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhatuli
verb thunder
bookmarkhaula
verb set on fire
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhinangalosaa iho
adjective self-pity
bookmarkiainei donu
right now
bookmarkiloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarklaagau-bala-uda
noun driftwoodsp. (very soft)
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarklodo degi
adjective having a forgiving nature
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmaangi
adjective soar or glide in the air
bookmarkmadaa sele
noun loop of a lasso or noose
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa ono
number sixteen
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmadohi lua
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway
bookmarkmanava bodo
adjective shortness of breath
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkmaua
adjective able to,obtained,gotten,caught
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmodu taalonga
adjective to escape (of fish, after having been speared)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
noun reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarkngado
adjective come to the end or limit (of something)
bookmarknngana
adjective loud (noise)
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
saagahinoa
noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)
bookmarksaba
verb capable (of a person)
bookmarksabiningaa lau
salaboli
noun may
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarksou daane
noun a sudden strong gust of wind
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarktangaho
noun liver
bookmarkvaenga o de langi
Milky Way
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