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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkago
verb learn, teach
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkao
adjective sufficient
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbuu goede
worthless or useless <’like an octopus without a head’>
bookmarkdaane hai moni
sailor,seaman
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdahu
verb start a fire (or an engine); build a fire
bookmarkdai deeai
almost none
bookmarkdamaa dogi
adjective skillful in the use of an adze
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdogia
verb be wet from the rain
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkduha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkduu keli
adjective firmly in place,earnestly
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkea gi lunga
to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)
bookmarkga-hudi
banana
bookmarkgai ngaadahi
adjective a distribution of fish to the whole island population
bookmarkgamua
verb covered with gamu
bookmarkgano niho
noun gums (of mouth)
bookmarkgau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgauligi hahine
noun female child,girl
bookmarkgieuli
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaa-malama
time noun
april
hagabahhaa
verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises
bookmarkhagaboo
adjective greet; take leave of
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagasaa
adjective quarrel (like children)
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhagasengaa
verb make a total of ten million
bookmarkhakai-a-bagila
noun mollusksp.: cerithiidae spp.
bookmarkhale nnoa
noun prison,jail
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarkhonu tai
adjective high tide
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhuna
verb
hide
ina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkio dua
noun the upper io
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkii
adjective win,overcome
bookmarkkona odi
too much
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklaulau
lo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarkloomosi
verb kill someone by holding him under the water until he is drowned
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
madamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
mau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkmmade ange aalanga
adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngau hala
bite someone
bookmarkngau hala
verb bite someone
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho hhanga
adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart
bookmarknoholia
verb occupied
bookmarkono
numeral six
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarksou daane
noun a sudden strong gust of wind
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktangada dee doo gi de me
uncouth person
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
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