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anaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkau hagi
verb an ocean current which turns away from the reef
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
basa gee
speak (or express oneself) strangely
bookmarkbasa hagamalaia
adjective to curse (someone)
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmark
bili i de lodo
unforgotten
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdaahanga
verb fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdagahi
verb step on, kick with one’s heel
bookmarkdai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkde eidu pale
fortunately, luckily
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdonu gee
misunderstand
bookmarkgaadinga osi
noun a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkganae-oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgili dama
verb soft-skinned
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoloa haangoda
noun fishinggear
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhagaau gee
bashful, shy (timid about attendingsocial affairs), timid
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagasoa ange
go along with others,join the crowd
bookmarkhagasoe ange
aim at
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
heohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkhhuu
adjective chuckle
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhoosenga ange
embarrassed by
bookmarkhuahuaa me
noun
iai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkkivi
adjective skinny (people, animals)
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklangaa lodo
adjective a sudden access of emotion
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
luuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa ono
number sixteen
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmaidigi
noun august
bookmarkmainu
noun bait (on the hook)
bookmarkmalaangahu
noun feast held for a newly launched canoe
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkme holu
noun bow
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarknaba i de muna
converse earnestly
bookmarknao
verb to extract by gouging out with a finger
bookmarknngaolia
verb noise (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksaelea
verb walkedupon
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkssaga bau
taau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for singular noun)
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