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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkalodahi hugadoo
everything, everybody; each and every
bookmarkanaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkanaa dagodo
those are the circumstances...
bookmarkao de me
noun daytime
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdaagina
verb towing; dragging
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdaina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdalanga a kai
a story which is not true
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdama daane
adjective boy, young man
bookmarkdau de madangi
be hit by (usually a strong) wind
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdaunadi
unclassified would it be better if (implyingdisagreement)...
bookmarkdili de lima
to swing one’s arms (when walking)
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdoonga
noun tools,equipment (incl. fishing gear)
bookmarkdua saali
noun one of the lines of which saaliis composed
bookmarkdutudu
verb play with fire
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food made from taro
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkgahao
noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkgalani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
galogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgano
noun flesh of,meat of
bookmarkgau dagodo
noun the boom of a sail
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkhaadinga haiava
noun bend in a path
bookmarkhaele
verb bringup (children), discipline (children)
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagabuua
verb crowd away from
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
adjective make boxes
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagamao lunga
verb arrogant,haughty,overbearing,proud
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhagauda de hau
put on a hau
bookmarkhai hua laa
do indifferently
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhebaa
adjective be close
bookmarkhebolo
adjective a sign made with the eyes
bookmarkhedaadoi
adjective collide
bookmarkhhao tuula
adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkkai laanui
adjective show-off; a legend concerning the founding of nukuoro
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklimadi
verb do fast or quickly
bookmarkllama
verb fish for flying fish (at night)
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmanadu
verb think
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkngadi basa
small talk; idle conversation
bookmarkngaue age
increase (in rank or price, etc.)
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarkoa
noun gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksili
adjective drawing to an end
bookmarkvvede
to massage
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