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ahe iho
diminish (in intensity)
bookmarkaligi
adjective priest (of a cult)
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbaluu
noun coconut crab
Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org
bookmarkboaa
verb be caught in a storm
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaahili hagadaahao
adjective a song which is for amusement only (one which is not ’serious’, i.e., not religious)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdaelodo odi ange
evennumber
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
dogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduulua
noun jack (fish sp); large alaala
bookmarkgaha uli
adjective having brown (ripe) coconuts (of a coconut tree)
bookmarkgai gi de mahi
eat as much as possible
bookmarkgainanga
verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)
bookmarkgalo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagalodo
verb to stimulate a desire for
bookmarkhagapuunia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhhadu
adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)
bookmarkhhogi
a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhinangalomalie
adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world
bookmarkhoo senga
adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed
bookmarkhoosenga
adjective shy,embarrassed,bashful
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarkiga-adagahi
noun
fishsp.: hawkfish (2 sorts)
ina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarklaba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmada age (iho)
adjective take from the bottom (top); take the worst or smallest (best or biggest)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa hidu
number seventeen
bookmarkmadangi
noun wind
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmanuhi
noun hemorrhage
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmmadu
noun fishsp.: mojarrafish (= small sugimanga)
bookmarkmmau gava
adjective known by heart, memorized, know (how to do something) well
bookmarkneveia
verb be neve
bookmarkngadi basa
small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
nnui
adjective
large
noganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarknoobiho
adjective be enemies (of individuals only)
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkse hono
fit well or properly
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarktilo buna
noun young coconut tree (bearing no fruit or its first fruit)
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkuhado
large white worm species
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
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