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aheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
baasanga tugi ange muna
talk back
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbalagula
adjective clumsy
bookmarkbapaba
adjective flutter against (as a hooked fish)
bookmarkbelu
noun lizard sp.
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkbooi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkdaa hatau
verb beat unmercifully
bookmarkdaballahi
adjective
thin (of long flat object)
dagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkdau haanau
noun a period during which many children areborn
bookmarkdelaa ange naa
about that
denaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdino boo
noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
bookmarkdoli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkgada
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgagu
well-mannered
bookmarkgai de henua
noun native food (not imported)
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry,rush
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai aoa ina
verb bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkhiie unu
verb thirsty, be
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
isiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklanea
adjective much,plenty
bookmarklavasi
noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
ma te duge
noun the point of a madaa duge
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmada-galisi
the stem of the coconut
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalo haahine
adjective a dress (female clothing)
bookmarkmanu-ligi
verb lice (immature); louse (immature)
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkme abadai
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmmanu
verb do (something)
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
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ngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngau hala
bite someone
bookmarkngaue age
increase (in rank or price, etc.)
bookmarkoha
verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin
bookmarkoohia
verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkuubiho
head-first presentation of a fetus at birth
bookmarkvaagia
found or caught doing something wrong
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