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aboo
tonight
bookmarkadugau daane
noun part of the plug of the pandanus
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkboo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuu
noun bladder, balloon, ball; the head of the octopus; a net on a long handle; a conch shell trumpet; or any other round, hollow, inflatable object
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdaina hahine
noun sister, female cousin
bookmarkdamaa-manu
noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)
bookmarkdangada mai i daha
relatives by marriage or adoption, etc.
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkde aha
which is it
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdelaa ai laa
that there was it
bookmarkdogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdoi
noun stain (as for wood)
bookmarkdoo dai
appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west
bookmarkdoonga a lima
one’s own tools, or tools with which one is familiar
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkgabe
gouge out
bookmarkgadea
noun the side of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgainanga
verb a person having special powers (occult powers, strength, status, or knowledge)
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagabuua
verb crowd away from
bookmarkhagadabu
verb restrict
bookmarkhagahonu
verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)
bookmarkhagaloosi
verb guard, watch, keep an eye on
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhemuu
adjective talk to one another
bookmarkhoa lalo
noun anvil; or other hard object (such as astone) on which something can be struckhard; mortar stone
bookmarkhoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklangadala tohi
noun
a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind
langi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklanibene
adjective separation in coconut oil (when it is aging)
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
limadi
verb do fast or quickly
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkloomai
adjective
come or go (toward the speaker)
ma gi
in order to
bookmarkmaalie ange
a little later
bookmarkmaanadu age
decide (arrive at a decision), make upone’s mind; think up
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalo gahu
adjective shirt
bookmarkmamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmasi
verb to scrape or peel breadfruit when thebreadfruit is ripe
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmusu
verb whispering
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarknoholia
verb occupied
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarksii tae
adjective diarrhea which escapes without onerealizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksili gee
standout from (others in a group) indistance or height
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
bookmarkubu
noun cup
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
bookmarkvaenga o de langi
Milky Way
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