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aapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkahi malo
noun mat wrapping for clothes
bookmarkahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkalaa ai
those only
bookmarkama
noun outrigger float
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkanu age
to dance below people
bookmarkau doga
noun a confluence of ocean currents, or a circular current in which drifting objects remain stationary
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbuu
adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
bookmarkdaane hai moni
sailor,seaman
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdaga holiage
verb surrounding area; tocut or make a ring around
bookmarkdagodo be --
it seems that...
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdalia
noun plantsp.
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdelaa ange
that there is another one
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdili dagidahi age
release one at a time or intermittently or sporadically
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkgabinivali
noun a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkhada
haele
verb bringup (children), discipline (children)
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagamuliagi
verb cause to be last
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai dago
verb ritual observances
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhhadi iho luu vae
take a short break (in work involvingstanding)
bookmarkhidu-malama
time noun july (’seventh month’)
bookmarkholiagi
verb
hoohoa
verb
iholia
verb useful for climbing down
bookmarkkabi
verb tight (of clothes),stuffed
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarkkii ange tanuaa
verb to make something better; to better
bookmarkkosi-honga-agau
noun mollusksp.: trachycardium orbita
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklehua
verb blurred; covered with ashes
bookmarkleva saele
adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarklobadia mai
to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaadau duiagi
noun a fishhook of a special type (for duiagi fishing)
bookmarkmaadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada hoodanga
noun a depression on the windward reef
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
moole
noun
moso
noun black bird species (eats fruit)
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarkpili
adjective be bored
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
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