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aduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkaloha ina
helpful toward
bookmarkbaagava
noun violent in word or action
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbalu-udu
noun fish sp.: snapper
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbedage
verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)
bookmarkboaa ina
adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
bookmarkboibala
adjective watery (of prepared food)
bookmarkbudu
noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
bookmarkdagodo gee (ma)
another thing altogether;different (from); recuperating (after an illness)
bookmarkdaina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdilo gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
dolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
ambush; attack by surprise or stealth
bookmarkdua haangoda de boo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate forhaangoda de boo
bookmarkduage
verb stand
bookmarkdui moni
noun a fleet of canoes (in line)
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgatae
noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgavage
adjective
give or bring up
gavaligi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgili iga
noun a type of high cloud
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
goohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaava ange
lean on someone for support
bookmarkhagabaguu ange
move against something so fast that itappears to be coming at one
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrepectful way
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagili
verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai sseu
verb wasteful
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhidu-malama
time noun july (’seventh month’)
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishing pole
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarkimu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklou gulu
adjective pick breadfruit
bookmarkmada sua hadu
noun stormbeach (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkmadaangahulu-ma-lua-malama
time noun december (’twelfth month’)
bookmarkmagi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmaile
noun plantsp.: maile-scentedfern(polypodium scolopendria burm. f.)
bookmarkmalu
verb shade (under trees); lee (of wind)
bookmarkmamu-lalo-beau
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmuna madua
noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)
bookmarkmuna pada
noun harsh words
bookmarkmusu
verb whisper(ing)
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknngao
verb loud (sound)
bookmarkoha valaai
adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksili iho
adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)
bookmarkssae de manava
struggle to breathe
bookmarkssave
flying fish
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