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aahu
adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkbagekege
verb move jerkily (as when stumbling)
bookmarkbangi
noun a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkboo ga dae laa
my goodness
bookmarkbudu
noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdaane mada duulanga
noun a person able to do things others cannot
bookmarkdagodo lalo
adjective seriously ill and not improving
bookmarkdala-moana
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdamadaa
verb to have started it; to have begun it
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkdaula luu hadu
noun testicle cords
bookmarkde huu de henua
noun the layer of consolidated sand (without coral rubble) next to the reef base under the island
bookmarkdeai ma gi dahi
none at all as you should very well know
debeaha
okay; so-so
bookmarkdee galemu
never mind, don’t bother
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdogaa ange
feel shy in the presence of
bookmarkdola
adjective erection (of penis)
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarkgai me
adjective eat food
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
bookmarkgide
verb see
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgoloa o taane
male genitalia
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
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)
bookmarkhaa-dolo
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagahonu
verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)
bookmarkhagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagamadua
verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)
bookmarkhagaoomea
verb to wait until oomea
bookmarkhai dama
adjective pregnant
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhenua mounga
noun a land where there are mountains (a high island or a continental land mass)
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarklodo mmahi
adjective persistent,patient,persevering
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmagau loo au
now i’m really in trouble
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmagi i de malama
menstruation
bookmarkmanava i lunga
manu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmao denga ssave
a scarcity of ssave
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkmmae tinae
adjective convulsed with laughter
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarknngao dalinga
hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarkse aha
what is it
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarkssogo
grated raw taro which has dried out
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