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aahu
adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkava
noun fish sp. (= large tonu, also = large hagaodalolo)
bookmarkbido abongi
capsize eventually
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkbooi
noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)
bookmarkbulaga
noun plant sp.: swamp taro (cyrtosperma chamissonis)
bookmarkbuni lunga ma lalo
a pitch black night
bookmarkbuu unga
noun an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles
bookmarkdaa de baalanga
ring the bell
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdee vaagidee
adjective ugly, awful; extremely disappointing
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdiha
verb move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkduu-mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkgai ngaadai
adjective <= gai ngaadahi>
bookmark
geesaa
noun mollusksp.: fimbria soverbii
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgoso
adjective bothered, annoyed
bookmarkhaa lodo
noun the inner coconut palm frond
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
bookmarkhagadaahao ai
do something as though it were a game
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadugu lalo
adjective self-deprecatory,downgrade
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagalua (ina)
verb make a total of two
bookmarkhagamabu iho
adjective rest for a short time
bookmarkhagauu
verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhaonga i ode
noun urethra
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuaadangada
noun persons of a certain class or type
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
i de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night
bookmarkio
noun a quarter of the body of a tuna when it is cut lengthwise
bookmarkioonga
noun way of giving
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarkleengia
verb jump on; be flown into
bookmarkllabu
verb claw
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarklludu
verb take all (of something)
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarkloigulu
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmagi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmou
noun
agegrade (those reaching adolescencewithin a few years of each other);a mnemonic chant enumerating the names of the islets, flora, fauna, chief priests, etc.;
ngani mai
ngani toward oneself; fit (of clothes)
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarkomaau
pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarkpono
verb to close
bookmarkpugu
adjective
swollen
siia gi moana ngaadai
drift downwind, away from land
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarkvaga
noun sailing vessel, large canoe, ship
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