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aduhenua
noun group of islands or atolls; archipelago
bookmarkahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkanga gi lodo
adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkaso
noun fish sp., white tip shark
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbaieu
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdala
verb unfasten,undo,untie
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkdama daane
noun sons
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdee dolia
verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)
bookmarkdelaa ai loo
that was it at last
bookmarkdele de longo
spread news or rumors
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaloi
genu
verb a movement of the hips, as in the act of sexual intercourse
bookmarkgoli manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadau aaloha
adjective love each other (esp. of persons of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
adjective make boxes
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasehua
verb to make a total of 1000 coconuts
bookmarkhakaadia
verb make tightly packed
bookmarkhalaasola
noun mollusksp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkhale i lodo
noun ribcage, thoraciccavity
bookmarkhano ai
attend (e.g., church services)
bookmarkhano mouli
adjective disappear alive (esp. into another world)
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkiai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkiga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkimu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklangona
adjective heard,felt
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklo te
loomai
adjective
come or go (toward the speaker)
loselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmada udua
noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)
bookmarkmadaangahulu
numeral ten (objects)
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmadalua maa hidu
number twenty seven
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmao lalo
adjective deep,low (in status)
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngaue ange
increase (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkngu te
ngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarksau
noun
sauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarkseedaa
noun october
bookmarksolo
verb to grate or file (something); to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food (made from grated taro)
bookmarkssunu
suck, smoke (cigarettes)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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