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alaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkanaa ange
and these (there)
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbalu moso
adjective constant movement of the hands and feet, as when struggling (resembling the movements of a young starling)
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbooiaa
adjective do something shameful (for shame)
bookmarkbupubu
adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdai hiigai
adjective hungry
bookmarkdalaa mada
noun <= dalaa umada>
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdama muli bee
noun the twelfth child born to a couple
bookmarkdangada gohu
noun ignorant person
bookmarkdau laagii
adjective to put on an ornament for a special purpose
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdenaa ai loo
that is it (which has been decided upon)
bookmarkdohi dilo
verb to strip dilo (to make plaited hats, etc.)
bookmarkdoi-lesi
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
donu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduulanga
noun the place of, the track of (something)
bookmarkgadea
noun the side of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkgaha paa
adjective a coconut with a small kernel
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkgannui koi
noun gannui which has been scraped out of the shell to be eaten
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
gelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgiado manu
noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to wrap something (e.g., a present)
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hagadau doa
adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagammene dua
verb go backwards (esp. a canoe)
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagapili
adjective boring
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasahu
verb to catch water (in something)
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhai damana
adjective the relationship between father (or other male elder) and child (or one treated as child)
bookmarkhai me hoosenga
somewhat hoosenga
bookmarkhakide gauligi
adjective spoil children
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhhela
verb spread one’s legs wide apart at one time
bookmarkhulidonu
adjective rightsideout (clothes)
bookmarkilaage mai
free from
bookmarkkii ange
verb increase
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklau me
noun adjacent (of taro plots only)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarkllou
verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarkluu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaalie loo
much later
bookmarkmagi dehenua
verb have fever
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmanu-a-luga
noun insectsp.: fruitfly
bookmarkmanu-de-boo
noun centipede
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmaoli
noun a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmassala
clear-headed
bookmarkmaunusi
adjective pulled out,removed (by pulling out)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmogo
noun shoot from a sprouting coconut
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkngadaa mai
difficult for me; difficult to come
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksii
adjective a stream or jet of water; dysentery
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarkssae aalanga
adjective sore in the muscles
bookmarkua
noun neck
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