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ahe age
start again, reoccur
bookmarkalaa ai loo
those there then are
bookmarkalaa naa
those only
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbuadalia
verb cast with a sling
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaa
verb
to make a sharp turn
daabasi
verb angling for tuna
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdahola
verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)
bookmarkdai beau
verb rough seas at a certain time
bookmarkdaohi ange dahi hai
argue against
bookmarkdaua
verb war,battle
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdena
that
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdolona
verb flooded, washedout
bookmarkdoolohi
verb chase,run after
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkgaiaa
verb steal, dishonest, cheat; to ask or accept too readily
bookmarkganabu
noun the base of a coconut tree trunk
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgave hua loa
godi
verb to trim
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhadu-maadau
noun
coralsp.
hagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaava age
be relieved for a short time
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagabiigia
verb to make sticky
bookmarkhagabulumau
adjective watch your step climbing
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard as fast as possible
bookmarkhagassogalia
verb
hai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhano de leebunga
run (of a color); fade (of a color)
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhhanga
verb split open, open up, or separate, all at once
bookmarkhoe
noun a canoepaddle
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkili taalanga
adjective talkative, chatterbox, talk at greatlength
bookmarkkano maalama
noun a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkkava
adjective to feel uncomfortably warm
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarklanea
adjective much,plenty
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklluhe
noun plantsp.: swordfern (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmaadau gina
noun a type of fishhook (for gina fishing)
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmadaa gamu
noun the measurements and special techniquesused in manufacturing duai
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmaege
verb raised up
bookmarkmage
mai ange laa
the next (one) following the one in question
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmomme aadea
noun clearing (e.g., in the woods)
bookmarkmoolau lodo
noun having a shorttemper
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, by and by
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkodi iho
adjective just finished
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkolo
noun beach
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
siga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksingano
verb the flower of the pandanus tree
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
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