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aahulu
verb to leave food cooking overnight
bookmarkaalohi
noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkao
adjective sufficient
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbalu-udu
noun fish sp.: snapper
bookmarkbie
noun plant sp.: Polynesian arrowroot (tacca leontopetaloides (l.) o.k.)
bookmarkbuu goede
worthless or useless <’like an octopus without a head’>
bookmarkdaabui
verb enclose
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdaane e manege
noun a person who is capable at almost anything
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdangii
noun fishsp. (= small valu)
bookmarkdanuaa loo
ok (good)
bookmarkdao badu
noun ridgepole (upper)
bookmarkdao de laangi
celebrate
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkdelaa sili
that there is enough
bookmarkdenaa ai laa
that was it
bookmarkdohu
adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgammenge-hai-gili-dabeo
noun mollusksp.: thais luteostoma
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
gave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gili
skin
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
noun fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagaingoo
verb give a name to, named, called
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhai me moolau
an habitually fast worker
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkiai sago
adjective having special ability (strength, power, etc.) which others do not have, a strong or powerful (person)
bookmarkidi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkili taalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklodo haa
lodo llidi
adjective a dandy (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaavae
adjective separated (two things),divorced
bookmarkmadaagi
verb the scout in belubelu fishing
bookmarkmadaala
adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadalama
noun tip of coconut palm leaf
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanu solo maadau
file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkme
mmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmoe dolo
verb to sneak into another’s house at night for the purpose of having sexual relations
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
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moolau lodo
noun having a shorttemper
bookmarkmoso
noun black bird species (eats fruit)
bookmarknebua
verb be nebu
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarkngudu leidi
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarknguua
verb be nguu
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksauligi
noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarkunahi
scale (of a fish)
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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