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aalohi
noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef
bookmarkadaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkadamai gauligi
verb remember childhood experiences
bookmarkalaa maa
those there were about (approximately)
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkanataiao
this morning
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
basa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdagu hahine
my "daughter" or "mother" (not one’s natural mother)
bookmarkdaua
verb war,battle
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdelaa naa ()
that there will be it (will that be it)
bookmarkdenei ange maalie
this is exactly right
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkgaahagi
adjective the useless tuber-like growths on the bie plant
bookmarkgaaui
verb a line (for retrieving) attached to a spear; assemble (something from parts) byfastening together; strap, harness
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgaolama
noun spine of the coconut palm
bookmarkgavadu
adjective
give or carry (something) to you
gave hua loa
gi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgolee bugaliaa
goloa o taane
male genitalia
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhagabudu me
adjective selfish
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
verb feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard as fast as possible
bookmarkhagili
verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhebuihagi
verb provide an abundance of bait to keep fish in close
bookmarkhilo hagamaadau
verb
to braid sennit with the right hand;
holo
verb
swallow
honua
verb filled with
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkina-gi-hale
a row of thatch
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkave e hakide
take someone in order to train or teach him
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
lodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmaavae
adjective separated (two things),divorced
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmaisi
adjective peeled off
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmau goloa
rich in material possessions
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmoni
noun canoe
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
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bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarknigo
verb go around in a circle; wind around
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarksaagahinoa
noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksenga manu
stupid (like an animal)
bookmarksengalia
verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)
bookmarksolo
verb to grate or file (something); to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food (made from grated taro)
bookmarksseu
push violently
bookmarktalinga
noun ear
bookmarkvalaai hagasili lodo
a medicine taken to reduce one’s anger, or any other strong emotion
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