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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
basa hagamao lunga
speak arrogantly
bookmarkbua maliaa
bugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdala malo
adjective change clothes
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdaumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdiba iho
adjective to tip down; go away from the atoll
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdoonga a lima
one’s own tools, or tools with which one is familiar
bookmarkduu saba
unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgaha nuui
adjective having green coconuts (of a coconut tree)
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgammenge-hai-gili-dabeo
noun mollusksp.: thais luteostoma
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgili agau
verb a moss-like covering of the reef; fish which live on the reef
bookmarkgina
noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhada
noun
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car; a clam nursery; men’shouse
hagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagaava ange
lean on someone for support
bookmarkhagadaahili
verb make someone sing
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhai ngaohie
adjective easy
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity; ’the activity which is not taught’
bookmarkhhadi
verb snapped off
bookmarkhuaahuu daalo
noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)
bookmarkhuna me
adjective a habitual thief
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
kivi
adjective skinny (people, animals)
bookmarklale
noun fishsp. (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklanga de gauanga
to lift up the leg of an opponent in wrestling
liiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklodo mmahi
adjective persistent,patient,persevering
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)
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada mmea
dark red
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarknanua
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkne hia
how many has it been
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkoda
grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkpanava
noun scrotum (one side only)
bookmarksiba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarksila
look for
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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