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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkahangi
noun lagoon
bookmarkalaa ange huu
that there
alaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbanuunu
boo iho
adjective the following night
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkdaa de hagallogo
perform certain old religious ceremonies or chants
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaalea
adjective
tired
daamada age
adjective start again
bookmarkdabuvae madua
noun big toe
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdahea iho
adjective drift toward the place where the speaker is not
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdangi see
adjective cry aloud for a long time, wail
bookmarkdau
noun chant (ancient)
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdaula baalanga
noun cable,wire (heavy)
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkgaadinga lamallie
noun a coconut with an unusually large-sized kernel
bookmarkgabola
verb flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgai hagassii
verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)
bookmarkgali
verb wound around; tied or fastenedtightly
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkgeiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgu malaia donu
to have been lucky
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadanuaa magavaa
adjective make peace between people, conciliate
bookmarkhagalongo
verb hear, listen
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagaseguli
verb make a total of one hundred thousand
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhale de henua
noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)
bookmarkhao
verb drill through,burrow
bookmarkhaonga i ode
noun urethra
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkiainei donu
right now
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarkkadi gauvae
adjective to clench one’s teeth (from cold)
bookmarkkano maalama
noun a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarkloiho
adjective
go or come down (or toward the lagoon)
maaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaanuga
verb a wound1 or large sore (on the body)
bookmarkmadaaolo
noun capital of
bookmarkmahedua
noun sneeze
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmaluu
verb soft
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmanuia
adjective fortunate,lucky,blessed
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmmea be se gaagose
redhot (literally)
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngaue
adjective move (oneself), moved
bookmarkngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksolo
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
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarkvaiduu
lazy
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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