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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbalu
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbiia
verb get wet
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdama daohi
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdao hagamaadau
noun a spear with a barb
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally apportioned
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdiinei mai
make smaller; decrease
bookmarkdolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduu-mmea
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkhagabala
verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)
bookmarkhagahonu
verb fill up; to fully realize one’s potential (for happiness, etc.)
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up
bookmarkhagapuunia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhai de hai
adjective stubborn, willful
bookmarkhakide gauligi
adjective spoil children
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhetugi
adjective meet by chance,encounter
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhua i gadea
the side of the main body of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkhulo saele
adjective wander around
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkise-ngaio
needlefish
bookmarkkala
adjective smarting of skin which has been cut, or of an abrasion, when in contact with seawater, etc.
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklaho
aerial foot of the pandanus tree
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarkllava
verb
finished
lodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmada libia
verb a very sharp point
bookmarkmadangi danuaa
noun fresh air
bookmarkmadaviiga
verb the needle-like spines on daudu fish
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkme bouli
the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkniho ngalo
noun molarteeth, wisdomteeth
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarksaagahinoa
noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarkse ungaa husi gee
do something different from thatwhich was intended
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarkssae de leo
to project one’s voice better (e.g., after clearing one’s throat)
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
bookmarktogo dahi
first
bookmarkua dea
white-throated frigate bird
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