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aha naa
let’s (later)
bookmarkalomasige
adjective hasten to go or come
bookmarkanga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbadodi gee
to jerk violently
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkboolonga
noun testament
bookmarkbuudunga
noun pile of, group of
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdahuli de vae
dislocated ankle
bookmarkdala-moana
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdama daohi
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
dau age
to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land
bookmarkdee vaagidee
adjective ugly, awful; extremely disappointing
bookmarkdogo huadia
verb a way of punting a canoe
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduubaa
noun one half of an oyster shell
bookmarkelunga
noun top of, the position over (something)
bookmarkgabi saele
adjective carry around holding
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgage
verb climb; climb up on
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhaele sala
adjective spoil (children), bringup (children) badly
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagapili
adjective boring
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhuaa me
a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing
bookmarkiloo iho
adjective realize, know
bookmarkina-gi-hale
a row of thatch
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkala
adjective smarting of skin which has been cut, or of an abrasion, when in contact with seawater, etc.
bookmarkkave e hakide
take someone in order to train or teach him
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkkivi
adjective skinny (people, animals)
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarkluei todo
adjective cough up blood
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmada sua hadu
noun stormbeach (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dolu
number thirteen
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmagi nngahu
adjective asthma
bookmarkmaleva
adjective present1 (not absent)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkmaseu
adjective to scatter (when in a group)
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkmassagaila
verb incompletely cooked
bookmarkmassala
clear-headed
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmmene
adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)
bookmarkmuna de henua
noun the nukuoro language
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkniho ngalo
noun molarteeth, wisdomteeth
bookmarkpii
adjective splashed,sprinkled
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarksaavale
verb spit,drool,sputum
bookmarksago
verb tough (like meat); stiff (like a heavy fishing pole)
bookmarksango
adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)
bookmarksengalia
verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarktilo ange
verb nurse; look after
bookmarktuugili
noun goosebumps
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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