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aahu
adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish
bookmarkaha ai
what for
bookmarkaha goi delaa
what was I going to say
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkanu age
to dance below people
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkdaemaha
adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdaha de hia maa
about what time is it
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdai hiigai
adjective hungry
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdama daane
noun sons
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdee manava age
do earnestly
bookmarkdelaa ai loo
that was it at last
bookmarkdiibanga o de henua
the categories of ancient custom
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkdua duiagi
noun fishingline of the largest size (on which a whole belubelu is used as bait)
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkgubenga
verb a large net for fishing
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagamabu
verb die (euphemistic); take a break
bookmarkhagaola
verb save from
bookmarkhagasele age
verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhai de hai
stubborn,willful
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhale pono
noun prison, jail
bookmarkhatinga
noun crook of the knee or elbow
bookmarkheboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkhenga
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkhhanga de ngudu
open one’s mouth
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhologumu
adjective (for a fish) to swallow a hook so that it becomes stuck in the throat
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
noun pelvicbone
bookmarkkono
adjective grunt (once)
bookmarklau kena
noun leaves (or hair) that have lost their natural healthy color
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lodo manege
adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmada agamu
noun the essential design features of tuai
bookmarkmada galisi
noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmadalama
noun Nukuoro (colloquial term)
bookmarkmasana
verb good (quality)
bookmarkmassagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkme
moomuna
adjective fatty
bookmarkmuli
adjective debt,owe
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkomada
noun eye region (including eyes, eyelids, eyebrows)
bookmarkpago
adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
bookmarkpili
adjective be bored
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarksavini
verb run
bookmarkse hagabau
do deliberately (esp. something bad); willful, mean
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksigidaumaha
verb collection (in church),offering(in church), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarkula de gili
inflammation; red in the face; sunburned
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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