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ahangi
noun lagoon
bookmarkalaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkanga-mea
noun fish sp. (= large dada)
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuu-ili
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdabuna
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdagodo
adjective
situation, circumstance; liedown
dalaa manu
noun piece of broken glass
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkde ia
the, thing, it
bookmarkdenaa laa ()
that is it there (is that it there)
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
dogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdoo ma gu...
fall into the bad habit of; do something which is difficult to rectify
bookmarkduadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgagu
well-mannered
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective eat messily
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgavage
adjective
give or bring up
gave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkgulu koi
noun a type of prepared food (breadfruit which has been cooked over hot coals with the skin on)
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadau tugi
adjective punch each other
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagammene dua
verb go backwards (esp. a canoe)
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagausi
darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
kava
adjective to feel uncomfortably warm
bookmarklagohia
verb wounded
bookmarklanga
verb lift, raise up; copy out (by hand); ship from one place to another
bookmarklaso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklau de alelo
be unable to speak clearly, owing to a stuttering problem
bookmarkleengia
verb jump on; be flown into
bookmarkllava
verb
finished
loimada
noun tears
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmada luu mada
noun in the presence of someone
bookmarkmadala mai
get free, be loose; in bloom
bookmarkmadalama
noun tip of coconut palm leaf
bookmarkmaisi
adjective peeled off
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmoosugia ange
somewhat moosugia
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarknebu ange
adjective to perceive that others are occupied
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkngalo
verb forget
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngavesi
noun box,coffin,crate
bookmarknoho ai
occupy or live in (a place)
bookmarknounu
oha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkono-malama
time noun june (’sixth month’)
bookmarkpili
adjective be bored
bookmarksaganaa iho goe
watchout
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity.
bookmarkulu-dugi
hawk fish
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