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aahee loo
when (distant future)
bookmarkaalohi
noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef
bookmarkabulu
adjective sink (until submerged)
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkanei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkava
noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbalapigi
verb drenched
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbangoa
adjective slow down, be exhausted (physically), feel unenergetic
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdau ama
noun the mast stay tied to the outrigger boom
bookmarkdau honu
noun the season during which tides are highest
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkdeganoe
noun a part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkduu gili somo
the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarkgaadinga osi
a coconut selected as a seedling
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgai ngole
verb wasteful,improvident
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgamedi
noun
gelegele uli
verb
black soil
gide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgide sala
adjective misidentify
bookmarkgili langi
verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)
bookmarkginadoa
verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head
bookmarkgo
hano
bookmarkgulu koi
noun a type of prepared food (breadfruit which has been cooked over hot coals with the skin on)
bookmarkguuduma
noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)
bookmarkhaalo
verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagabulumau
adjective watch your step climbing
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagadili
verb produce offspring
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagadubuna
verb treat as dubuna
bookmarkhagaduu me
miserly
bookmarkhagaheohi
verb to correct (someone or something)
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagapago iho
adjective to descend suddenly
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhaunga
noun manner of wearing a flower garland
bookmarkheboohagi lima
adjective fistfight
bookmarkhooholo
verb
hua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkhuaahenua
noun community
bookmarkivi sulu
noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)
bookmarkkalo
adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklau-gadaha
noun plantsp.: bird’s-nestfern(asplenium nidus l.)
bookmarklodo mao lunga
characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmada gapua
noun lagoonward part of a gapua
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkme tao
dye
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmoele
a lie
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarkmule
adjective slow; late
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
bookmarksahudu
sea bass
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
bookmarkvasu
like
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