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aamua
adjective high-ranking
bookmarkabulu
adjective sink (until submerged)
bookmarkaduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkalomasige
adjective hasten to go or come
bookmarkbaguu
adjective fall over (as a felled tree); tip over; lean (in one direction)
bookmarkbido dagi
follow in order to spy on
bookmarkbie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagi
verb lead, show the way, leader (of a group); extend to
bookmarkdagi gee
lead away from
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activites, religious activities
bookmarkdagodo hai sala
fornication
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdatanu
noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdele
verb move from one place to another; to sail (a canoe); be transmitted; slipout of one’s hands (e.g., a line on which a big fish has been caught)
bookmarkdiiloo
verb look after; look at attentively
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkdugi de lodo
to fish in various places (in the lagoon) in order to catch as many fish (of any kind) as possible
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgada
adjective laugh
bookmarkgai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
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galo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
bookmarkgelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhada
hadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundarystone
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadalabaimanugadele
verb
hagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhagasugi ange
to use an abbreviated name or acronym
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklau iho laa
those of small size
bookmarkmaanga dalogo
noun a handful of dalogo
bookmarkmada nuui
adjective dark green in color
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmamu de lagi
noun the fish which live beyond the outer reef
bookmarkmana
noun supernatural power
bookmarkmanu lauligi
manu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkmaoli
noun a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkodaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoo
adjective shout
bookmarkpelaini
verb to fry
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksoe iho
adjective straight down; decided for one by the will of god
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
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