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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkadi saele
adjective disseminate information
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkahe
verb return, go back
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkaoa
verb to inadvertently remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbaalasi ngago
adjective incubation of eggs (by a hen)
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
beluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbiigonga
noun a curve, way of being bent
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
dae de lodo
be satisfied completely
bookmarkdaemaha
adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
dangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdegi
adjective kind, generous, forgiving
bookmarkdehui
noun
tens of coconuts
dili uda
adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkduge
noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngauda
noun fishsp.: rudderfish
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgaimalie
adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)
bookmarkgano niho
noun gums (of mouth)
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgaveaa
verb
taken;
geiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgolomagi lodo
adjective self-controlled
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagaodia
verb finish up, be last
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai maalisa
having an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkidi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkkano siabo
noun the meat on the side of the fish’s head
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarkllama
verb fish for flying fish (at night)
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarkloigulu
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
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madalua maa valu
number twenty eight
bookmarkmadea
verb identify,recognize
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmangoo-senga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmomme hagassoe
noun court (of law)
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarkniho gai
noun permanent teeth (appearing afterdeciduous teeth)
bookmarknoodanga
noun bundle, knot; a set of 12 differentfishing lures
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarkpaa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck; punishment
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarkse me be hee
extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarksigi de hagahala
collection (in church), offering (in chrch), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarksilivaahea
wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksoe mai
decided for one by the will of god
bookmarkua dea
white-throated frigate bird
bookmarkunahi
scale (of a fish)
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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