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abulu
adjective sink (until submerged)
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkaha laa
I wonder why
bookmarkalaa ange naa
about that
au ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbaunga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkdagaanga
noun way of tying the leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdee abo
uncomfortable (esp. socially)
bookmarkdenga hhuge --
upward current
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit (from the story of duudebaabaa)
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduulua
noun jack (fish sp); large alaala
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
gahao
noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
bookmarkgalani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
galo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagadumanu
verb cause to look like
bookmarkhagaheiloo
verb make the acquaintance of
bookmarkhagamele
verb
hagasaalunga de langi
a member of the christian endeavor society
bookmarkhagasaalunga de lungi
a member of the Christian Endeavor Society
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity,
hakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkhakoloa
verb provide goloa for; support(someone, with material things)
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spiritsinto human form
bookmarkhenuu
verb a method of plaiting
bookmarkhhagi gee
turn away from (to avoid),veer
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhune
noun core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklave
adjective be caught on, stuck on
bookmarklibi
verb do rapidly (esp. a repeated action done energetically)
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmada galisi
noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmadi
verb to add organic material to the taro bog
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmahaa
adjective broken up, cracked, burst
bookmarkmahana age
heartburn <>
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkme dau
noun thing of importance,worthwhile
bookmarkme hanga dalogo
ingredients of dalogo
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/13/19
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmusa
verb the sound of many little school fish feeding at the surface of the water
bookmarkmuu
noun fishsp.: snapper (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarknanumia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarkngaue
adjective move (oneself), moved
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarkpaa ono maahana
receive one’s punishment, suffer
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck; punishment
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarkse goo
adept at
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksengalia
verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
bookmarktilo ange
verb nurse; look after
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