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adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkamu
verb twirl fibers (with ina); fibers for the manufacture of rope or cloth, etc.
bookmarkanei ai loo
these then are
bookmarkbaagava
noun violent in word or action
bookmarkbahhaa
adjective to make a sound, like that of a turtle gasping for breath; the sound of air exhaled suddenly
bookmarkboo manu
adjective to weed (a garden)
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdaabui
verb enclose
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdagahi
verb step on, kick with one’s heel
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdango
noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod
bookmarkdanuaa loo
ok (good)
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
dolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdua gina
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for gina fishing
bookmarkdugu de laa
lower sail
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkduubaa
noun one half of an oyster shell
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarke hia
how much
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgaalau
noun birdsp.: brownbooby
bookmarkgabe
verb gouge out
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgage de henua
invade
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgava dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgoo
noun taro spade
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhagavaiduu
verb to act as though one were lazy
bookmarkhai me mulegi
to showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhuaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
i ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarklima-laangi
time noun friday (’fifth day’)
bookmarklodo llidi
adjective a dandy (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmadalua maa valu
number twenty eight
bookmarkmalala
noun charcoal
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
masaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkngauda
inland of; landlubber
bookmarkniho ngalo
noun molarteeth, wisdomteeth
bookmarkolonoa
sea cucumber
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksaava
verb skinny,thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksabo
verb do slowly
bookmarksali loimada
adjective to tear1 (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)
bookmarksau
noun
saubaligi
verb graceful in dancing
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarksinsia
solasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktama
noun child
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
bookmarkvaaligi
adjective small (for plural noun)
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