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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaha laa
I wonder why
bookmarkahi dangada
noun a (mat) wrapping for dead persons who are disposed of in the sea (precontact custom)
bookmarkalaange
adjective allowed to, permissible
bookmarkalodahi hugadoo
everything, everybody; each and every
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkbaledilo
verb the stage of plant growth at which immature leaves appear
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
buaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbuu-kangi-de-muli
noun mollusk sp.: cymatiidae spp., also bursa bubo
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdahi tali
adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
dengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduu-uli
noun sea cucumber species
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkege age
raise up (something) from its previous trajectory
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaisaa
verb wasteful in preparing food,uneconomical
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgoli manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagamadaagi
verb to teach someone to madaagi
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhagi
verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off
bookmarkhai dago
verb ritual observances
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhatuli
verb thunder
bookmarkhhadi
verb snapped off
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkhoimanu
noun fishsp.: eagleray
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkilaage mai
free from
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarkmadania
noun finger
bookmarkmagaahi
noun embers
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasa
adjective empty,low (tide)
bookmarkmasugi
adjective having a hole, pierced
bookmarkmau haahine
adjective attractive to women (for someinexplicable reason)
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngado
adjective come to the end or limit (of something)
bookmarkngauda
inland of; landlubber
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarkniho ngalo
molar teeth, wisdom teeth
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarkohua
verb characterized by having ohu
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarksabiningaa lau
se biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksii
adjective a stream or jet of water; dysentery
bookmarksolo
to grate or file something; to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food made from grated taro
bookmarkssabe age
eat
bookmarktangada dee doo gi de me
uncouth person
bookmarktilo buna
noun young coconut tree (bearing no fruit or its first fruit)
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bookmarkvalu llau
number eight hundred
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