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aahee loo
when (distant future)
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkdaelodo odi ange
evennumber
bookmarkdahi ma dahi
each individual
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdamaa hungi
adjective skillful at hungi
bookmarkdau
noun cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdau me
verb the sheath of the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkdaumada
verb stare at,observe closely
bookmarkde hia
which number
bookmarkde hine ga haibodu
noun bride
bookmarkdee kai laa dangada
so, it’s not so after all (just as we believed at first); no wonder
bookmarkdelaa loo
that was it
bookmarkdibo
noun infant
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkduu saba
adjective unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkga vaa laa dangada
oh dear (that’s not good)
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgai ga aha
too bad
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgu soe donu
unmistakably, for certain
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haahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhagaala
verb make mat sections
bookmarkhagabaangoa
verb causing prostration
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagalongo
verb hear, listen
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhale duu biho
barbershop
bookmarkhaonga i ode
noun urethra
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhhadi iho luu vae
take a short break (in work involvingstanding)
bookmarkhhano
verb wash one’s own hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhuaahenua
community
bookmarkkii gee
move away from
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklabu ssenga
adjective to run into trouble (owing to one’s misdeeds)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklede
noun penetrating cold
bookmarklengi
adjective bloated, inflated, swollen up, bulging
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarkloada
noun sputum
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaalava
verb the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadaala
adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanava i lunga
me hagadaahao
noun toy
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
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bookmarkmmule
adjective slow,late
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarknngana
adjective loud (noise)
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarksaba
verb capable (of a person)
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarksiva llau
number nine hundred
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarksugi launui
noun the tip of the coconut palm leaf
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