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aada
adjective easily startled, skittish, wild (of animals)
bookmarkaahee loo
when (distant future)
bookmarkaalohi
noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef
bookmarkabi
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkaloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbadodi
verb to jerk to a stop (as at the end of a tether); stumble, trip (fall)
bookmarkbalu moso
adjective constant movement of the hands and feet, as when struggling (resembling the movements of a young starling)
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkbie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkbiigia
verb be stuck to completely
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbua maliaa
daalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdaangahulu dala buni
ten dollar bill
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau ange
depend upon (e.g., for sustenance)
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkdee dau ia
it’s ok
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdelaa naa loo
that there could be it
bookmarkdenaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdogi
noun adze; a tapping movement
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
dua dama
verb the pallor of a female following childbirth
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgavage
adjective
give or bring up
gili
skin
bookmarkgoloa hai hegau
noun tools (for work)
bookmarkhadu solo bulaga
a taro grater made from a certain type of coral
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagabaasi
verb do toward one side
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhaula
verb set on fire
bookmarkhidi de mamu dunu
curling up of fish (when cooked)
bookmarkhili de hau
make a hau
bookmarkhilo ange
mix with
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhulo saele
wander around
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkili taalanga
talkative, chatterbox, talk at great length
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklangadala tohi
noun
a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind
laulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarkmadaala
adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit
bookmarkmagau loo au
now i’m really in trouble
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmainu daodao
malau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time
bookmarkmmade gimoo
adjective to die in great numbers
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmouli danuaa
adjective easy living, a good life
bookmarkmuna abo donu
truth
bookmarkngago
brain; egg
bookmarknoho dau donu
sit quietly
bookmarkpulu
verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarksolo
verb grate, make into small pieces
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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