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aho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkalohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkbaguu de laa
past noon
bookmarkbili i de lodo
unforgotten
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaakodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dala hhua
verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)
bookmarkdalaa manu
noun piece of broken glass
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdavaia
noun the largest sort of tuna
bookmarkdelaa ange naa
about that
dino boo
noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkduasivi
noun the back of the spine
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgabetili
parent-in-law
bookmarkgai boo
adjective eat early in the morning
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalasi
geiuli
lizard species
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
hagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagalligi
verb make very small
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun barb
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagamano
verb make a total of one thousand
bookmarkhagamao lunga
verb arrogant,haughty,overbearing,proud
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagaodi
verb end of (e.g., time)
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhanga-mea
noun
hannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhano ahe
adjective echo
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhhoa de lae
to run into misfortune as a result of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhua-laagau
noun plantsp.: tropicalalmond(terminalia catappa l.)
bookmarkhulu
adjective ten (in enumeration and compounds only)
bookmarkilihia ssave
adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarklaangai buusagi
a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaanu
adjective to float in place (not drifting) on the surface of the water (with no anchor)
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmanuhi
noun hemorrhage
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkme hhadu hugadoo
it’s a lie
bookmarkmoana
noun open sea, the atmosphere
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksiia gi moana ngaadai
drift downwind, away from land
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tangada hai me dabu
cult priest
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
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