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alo-mea
adjective reddish color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa nei
those now
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbasa gee
speak (or express oneself) strangely
bookmarkbie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkboo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdama doe
noun the fourth child born to a couple
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdangi iho
adjective cry to oneself
bookmarkdauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dodo ina
bloody
dogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdoo mua
adjective very
bookmarkduaa dai
verb seasick but unable to throw up
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgalisi
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgubu dolo
noun a joint of the sugarcane
bookmarkhada
hadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagabiho
verb cause to become a leader
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadubu o de ahi
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagapale
verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkhau singano
noun garland of singano
bookmarkhenua gai dangada
noun land of the cannibals’ (esp. new guinea)
bookmarkila
verb? a mole (not raised), or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkiloo me
charlatanism
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
lodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
madaanga hulu
number ten
bookmarkmadabuunou
adjective dull (of an edge or point)
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanogo
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkmanu dabeo
verb trees and shrubs which grow as weeds
bookmarkmanugia
adjective to appear from time to time on the surface of the water
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmulo
verb rollup
bookmarkmusu
verb whisper(ing)
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarkniho ngalo
molar teeth, wisdom teeth
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
bookmarksagulaa-dagua
noun fishsp.
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarkse hagabau
do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmark
vai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
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