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alaa ange
and those there
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkanga
verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span
bookmarkbaa hagasalau
adjective make contact with while not aligned
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkdaa mouli
take life away from
bookmarkdaane hebagi
adjective soldier
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdangada hagao me
storekeeper
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdauaa
verb wrinkled
bookmarkde huu de henua
noun the layer of consolidated sand (without coral rubble) next to the reef base under the island
bookmarkdenaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
denei au
it is i
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdoopeva
noun trick, prank
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duu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkgaba
adjective flap (as wings)
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgalubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
bookmarkhagaduu gaiaa
adjective suspicious by nature
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagatala gee
wanting always to hagatala
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhidi taelodo
adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhuaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkhulei
verb to have done the act of hhule
bookmarki ama
on the same side of a canoe as theoutrigger float
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship)
bookmarkiloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarkkala
adjective fragrance (esp. of food)
bookmarkkaso
adjective
narrow
laangai buusagi
noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarkllena luu mada
llidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarklodo daemaha
adjective feel unhappy or sad
bookmarklodo senga
adjective to have unrealistic self-confidence (e.g., in one’s capacity to do something impossible); to be foolishly desirous (of the impossible)
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
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madamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmalo sabo
noun breechclout
bookmarkmalu gohu
adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)
bookmarkmanu-solo-maanu
noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarkpulu
verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand
bookmarksahole
noun fishsp.: mountainbass
bookmarksahudu
noun fishsp.: seabass
bookmarksaidule
verb wrapped up or covered up completely
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarkse me pilo aha
don’t bother
bookmarksoe mai
decided for one by the will of god
bookmarksomo
noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarkssunu
suck, smoke (cigarettes)
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
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