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aahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkaalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkabadai
european
aloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkalohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkanga gi lodo
adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbaagia age
to be carried to the shore (of a canoe) by a current or the wind
bookmarkbaalanga sauaa
noun magnet
bookmarkbalapigi
verb drenched
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdae gi oona
be tops
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdaumaha daamada
noun the morning prayer service (before the major church service)
bookmarkdee baa tae
stay for only a very short time
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
diidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkdua nnui
adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)
bookmarkdumulu
noun july
bookmarkduu gili somo
the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkga aha
and then did what
bookmarkgalavagu
noun spongesp.
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgili
skin
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagahana
verb reheat or recook food (to preserve it for a longer time)
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagapago sala
unfortunate result
bookmarkhagapigi ange
stick1 against (something), go with someone
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhahine
woman
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhidi
verb
to topple over
hobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhou
verb drill (native bow drill)
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkkaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarklapede
verb stumble and fall
bookmarkleva saele
adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
lodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoolau huu
punctual
bookmarkmuna madua
noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)
bookmarknanumia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarkpanava
noun scrotum (one side only)
bookmarkpelaani
verb fry
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksala
noun mistake,error,accident
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarkssea
noun chair
bookmarkssema
jellyfish species
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
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