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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkalaange
adjective allowed to, permissible
bookmarkanga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkbaalau
adjective sticky, greasy
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkbasa hagamao lunga
speak arrogantly
bookmarkbigi
adjective close to (in meaning); about to (in time)
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdala
adjective
tame
dama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdaumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkdeai donu
adjective none at all
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdelaa ange
that there is another one
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdena
that
bookmarkdenaa laa ()
that is it there (is that it there)
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgubu dae
noun intestines which appear to havesegmentation
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhagaaha
verb cause to do what
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagadumanu
verb cause to look like
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamao lunga
verb arrogant,haughty,overbearing,proud
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagili
verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhaiava
noun road, pathway (for going), track; oceanliner
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhausanga
noun a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencilurchin
bookmarkheloongoi
adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another
bookmarkhhanga lua
verb split in two
bookmarkhhoda
adjective gasp for breath (once)
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarkhua-ala
noun flower
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkhuaahenua
noun community
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklamu
verb do some bad deed suddenly or by surprise
bookmarklango beau
verb a method of lashing the outrigger float to the outrigger struts
bookmarklaso paava
verb skinny (of people)
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
lobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarkloha
bird species
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmadea
verb identify,recognize
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalu gohu
adjective becoming darker (as when the sky becomes overcast)
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkmmidi
verb suck, suction (e.g., of sea current)
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngalue de hakii
dislocated larynx
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksolo
verb 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)
bookmarktala
rough in texture (as perceived at one time)
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarktugilima
noun elbow
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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