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aahee loo
when (distant future)
bookmarkadamai
verb recollect or recall past events or persons, etc.
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbadioda
verb the residue remaining after coconut oil has been heated; the residue remaining after arrowroot starch-making
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkboa
noun record catch (of fish) by an individual during his lifetime on any one fishing expedition
bookmarkbua maliaa
buge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of a coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dangalebu de me
bad weather
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdegi
verb to jerk; get something quickly
bookmarkdenaa ai
therefore (with respect to this, there near you, or concerning, you)
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun adze with a curved blade of the Terebra shell
bookmarkduu nui
adjective to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope
bookmarkege iho
adjective lower (something)
bookmarkganae
mullet
bookmarkgaso
roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgemo
adjective fast, swift
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkhagabudu me
adjective selfish
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadabena iho
adjective prepare oneself, make oneself ready
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagaeligi
verb treat as an eligi
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagahaangoda
verb to teach to fish
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagapigi ange
stick1 against (something), go with someone
bookmarkhagasolo age
keep postponing or delaying
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai gauligi
each child is somewhat different
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhakauanga
noun a handle of something
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
adjective double-edged
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
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)
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmada galisi
noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmadaniiga
verb ingrown callus
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmagi i de malama
menstruation
bookmarkmalo haahine
adjective a dress (female clothing)
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmanogo
noun fishsp.: goby
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkme pilo aha
what’s the point of doing this
bookmarkme tao
noun dye
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmodomodo
moemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarkpoo ange
touch (someone or something with the hand)
bookmarksabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarksauligi
noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksengaa
numeral tens of millions
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarktee langi
noun sky
bookmarktigo
defecate
bookmark
vogi
to shame someone by teasing or insulting them
bookmarkvvede
to massage
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