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aabida
verb make a coil of dried pandanus leaves
bookmarkago i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkbaani
adjective lie down
bookmarkbunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkdaabasi
verb angling for tuna
bookmarkdaemahalia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdangalebu de moana
rough or choppy seas
bookmarkdau laohie
verb dry season
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdee galemu
never mind, don’t bother
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiinonga
adjective a spirit which is worshipped; bad character (of a person)
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduudae baa
the dust produced by working pearl shell to make a hook
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgaanoni
noun
an omen of death
gai valaai
adjective take medicine
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgeiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgieuli
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
haelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhagatala senga
adjective foolishly rough playing or joking
bookmarkhagauea
verb a sleeping mat
bookmarkhai hegau hilo
work hypocritically (appearing to follow the rules but secretly violating the prohibitions)
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhale dabeo
noun menstrualhut
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
hano gi oona
very,exceedingly
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkhoohanga
adjective a nest (of birds); pumice stone (found as driftwood)
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkhulubala
verb smeared with grease or paint or food, etc.
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkieiange
adjective
ihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkio
noun a quarter of the body of a tuna when it is cut lengthwise
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
maluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanu-gili-maau
noun plantsp.: heliotrope(tournefortia argentea l.,= messerschmidia argentea l.)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkngaholu
adjective bent
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarknoho lalo
adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarkpono age de manava
be unable to breathe
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarkse me gi hee
in which direction is the current running
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksuunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
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