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aada
adjective easily startled, skittish, wild (of animals)
bookmarkaapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkadu
noun fishclub (priest)
bookmarkadumodu
noun group of islets; atoll (collection of islets)
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkau hagi
verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef
bookmarkbaalasa
verb
ballast for an outrigger
baieu
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkbuliaamo
adjective sad
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdala
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdama adu hale
noun a child who wanders around to the homesof others
bookmarkdaula mada lau nui
noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdee ngado mai
forever,eternally
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkdonu iho
adjective realize, understand
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgili
skin
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkgumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkgumedi hadu
noun
a bowl (pottery)
hagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high in water (and is planing)
bookmarkhagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagasemuna
verb make a total of one hundred million
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhale de henua
noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)
bookmarkhua-ala
noun flower
bookmarkhuaa me
a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing
bookmarkina-gi-hale
a row of thatch
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklamu
verb do some bad deed suddenly or by surprise
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarkllidi
adjective dressup (esp. in new or very fancyclothes)
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmada tea gee
white as a sheet (of a person)
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
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madalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmalanga age
lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)
bookmarkmamu de lagi
noun the fish which live beyond the outer reef
bookmarkmasa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkme osi
noun a coconuttree seedling
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkne hia
how many has it been
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknnamu hagaduugia
adjective stench
bookmarknoho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
poo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarksauduu
mermaid
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksili iho
adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)
bookmarkssongo
stink
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