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anaa nei
those now
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdabula
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkdagu hahine
my "daughter" or "mother" (not one’s natural mother)
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdangi see
adjective cry aloud for a long time, wail
bookmarkdanu bela
adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)
bookmarkdee tala mai!
don’t tell me
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdili dai
adjective any current flowing away from the atoll
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkdugu de laa
lower sail
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkganae-oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgide gauligi
verb to see from the perspective of a small child
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkgulu bala
tree-ripened breadfruit
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhadu alo
noun the bottom portion of a fish
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagaamu
verb pay respect to,honor (someone)
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagaboo
adjective greet; take leave of
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadilimangali
verb to teach someone to dilimangali
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
adjective make boxes
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagannamu age
eat a little of
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up.
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai dahi doo
trick someone
bookmarkhai madangi
verb to fart
bookmarkhai me balavini
to conduct oneself clumsily
bookmarkhai me gaiaa
to be reluctant to express oneself openly (esp. to persons in certain types ofrelationship to one)
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkadi ange
fastened on to (by being stuck in)
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkoli
verb scrape off (with one’s finger), scratch up
bookmarklaangi hagadaahao
noun fieldday
bookmarklaangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarklai
noun forehead
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklobadia mai
to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)
bookmarklodo haa
loigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmada duulanga
noun an important position (spatially)
bookmarkmadaa gamu
noun the measurements and special techniquesused in manufacturing duai
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu dabeo
verb trees and shrubs which grow as weeds
bookmarkmanu ina
adjective <= manua>
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkmee
noun thing
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkneveia
verb be neve
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngudu malie
eloquent (of a person)
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkolo
noun an area in which sand has accumulated;beach, sandspit
bookmarkpala de langi
it’s raining
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksiia gi moana ngaadai
drift downwind, away from land
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktegi
adjective around (sexually); tickled (esp. sexually)
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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