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aalinga
adjective moving around just under the water
bookmarkabo
adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable
bookmarkalaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkbadai gee
extremely meddlesome
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbasa gauligi
adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbole gi de gai
eat ravenously
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkdaahinga
noun way of brushing off or sweeping
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
daane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
dau ngaadahi
adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdenaa ai loo
that is it (which has been decided upon)
bookmarkdenaa ange maalie
that is exactly right
bookmarkdiinei de lodo
become calmer (after being angry)
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdili dangada
adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkduha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkduu nui
adjective to lower a bunch of cut coconuts from a coconut tree with a rope
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkduulua
noun jack (fish sp); large alaala
bookmarkduunanga
noun that which has been cooked
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgabidia
verb held firmly (by something not part of the human body)
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgana
bad person
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhadi bodo
adjective breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaaha
verb cause to do what
bookmarkhagahana iho
adjective recook for a little while
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagavaiduu
verb to act as though one were lazy
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai gi de mahi
do or take by force,rape
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhenuu
verb a method of plaiting
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkholasa
noun
a type of mat
huuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkana adu
perhaps; watch yourself
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklapede
verb stumble and fall
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarklou
verb a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick (breadfruit), pull down
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaadau iganibongi
noun a type of fishhook (biggest, for iganibongi fishing)
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
bookmarkmada galisi
noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmahuda age
wakeup
bookmarkmalo haahine
noun dress
bookmarkmangoo-senga
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmataia
verb soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkmau goloa
rich in material possessions
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkngae
mollusk
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarknoho muli
adjective overloaded in the stern (of a canoe)
bookmarkoohia
verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)
bookmarksaaluanga
noun a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarkugu
rub (with pressure, as with sandpaper); the skin of the stingray used for sanding
bookmarkuu duaa nui
broom.
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
bookmarkvakaa
be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation
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