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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkaahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkanei ai
these (here) only
bookmarkbasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
dabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdau hoohanga
verb the season during which birds lay eggs
bookmarkdauaalo
verb steady paddling
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdee modu
adjective continually
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdogi hakolona
noun a type of adze (with a curved blade of terebra shell)
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdoonga pada
noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgabea
verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait
bookmarkgaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgannui ngadaa
adjective a coconut which has less gannui than would be expected at its stage of maturity
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgona
noun belly button
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadaudoo
adjective compete to see who is stronger
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagatubu me
adjective exaggerate matters
bookmarkhagauda de hine
adjective a certain method of delivering a child
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhenuu
verb a method of plaiting
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat (inside)
bookmarkhonua
verb filled with
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkkalo gee
strabismus (esp. the form in which one eye is turned outward from the nose); cross-eyed
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklau henua
verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklaussoe
adjective having straight hair (not kinky or wavy)
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklenga
noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)
bookmarklengi
adjective bloated, inflated, swollen up, bulging
bookmarkliagi
verb dump, throwout (discard)
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmana
noun supernatural power
bookmarkmau
adjective to finish defecating
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkmogobuna
noun grandchild,descendant of
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmuna abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarknao gasi
verb eat messily (by poking at all of thefood instead of touching only the portion to be eaten)
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngani
adjective going around in a complete circle (likea belt)
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarkse gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarkseni iho
adjective take a nap, stay overnight (away fromhome)
bookmarksii bido lua
vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time (’flowing from both ends’)
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarktaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarktino
noun piece; share
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
bookmarkulu-davage
Indian coral tree
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