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aahee huu
then which
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkanataiao
this morning
bookmarkava
verb passage, channel
bookmarkbaalau
adjective sticky, greasy
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
bongaa hala
noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbuu unga
noun an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activities,religious activities
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdaia e de hegau
overworked
bookmarkdamadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdau
noun chant (ancient)
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
dige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
dua gina
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for gina fishing
bookmarkdua saali
noun one of the lines of which saaliis composed
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkduu-mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkgalo
adjective to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgede hadu
noun
a type of basket
gili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgoosuu
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagadubu maduu paa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagapuuninga
noun a total of
bookmarkhagauu
verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)
bookmarkhahine
noun woman
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai me
verb industrious
bookmarkhebaledage
verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)
bookmarkhegai
adjective eat ravenously
bookmarkhhanga dalogo
adjective to make dalogo
bookmarkhologumu
adjective (for a fish) to swallow a hook so that it becomes stuck in the throat
bookmarkhulu i de lenga
to paint one’s body with tumeric
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhungi
verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkiai maalie
adjective just about right
bookmarkkalo talinga
adjective clean out, or scratch, inside the ear
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklapede
verb stumble and fall
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkloada
noun sputum
bookmarkmaakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
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mademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmagi dabeo
verb menstruation
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmagulu
adjective defeated
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
moana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmuli mai loo
much later
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarkosi
verb a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpada
adjective be coarse in texture, grain, weave, etc.
bookmarksaunga
adjective having an unpleasant bodyodor
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
sigo ina uavesi
don’t forget
bookmarksongagi
a bad sort of person
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