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aha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkalobagi
verb a lagoonward sandspit next to a channel between islets on the atoll
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkboo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkdagu made
perhaps,maybe
bookmarkdaha de hia maa
about what time is it
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdangada hagao me
storekeeper
bookmarkdangau-dongi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao bou
noun ridgepole support (end)
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaaui
verb take (someone) along (with one) (esp.carrying, etc.)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgaleve vii
noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgi daha
to the outside; in the environs of
bookmarkgidee mai
found out (or be found out)
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaangoda dua agau
fishing beyond the reef (on the seaward side of the atoll)
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahulu
verb make a total of ten
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhedogi
verb the sound of tapping
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhonu tolo
noun a turtle of the largest size
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkkala
adjective fragrance (esp. of food)
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklaangai milo sanga
a fishing condition in which fish arenot inclined to bite
bookmarklamu
verb do some bad deed suddenly or by surprise
bookmarklengi
adjective bloated, inflated, swollen up, bulging
bookmarklima-pilo
time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarklipaidonga
noun mollusksp.: turbo petholatus
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarklodo gi me
adjective acquisitive, covetous
bookmarkloha
noun birdsp. (never seen live)
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmadaali
adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmatoloia
a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkmoni
noun canoe
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkodea
adjective noon, midday
bookmarkodo
verb to roof (a house), to thatch (a house)
bookmarkpaa ono maahana
receive one’s punishment, suffer
bookmarksaabai moni doo
carry a canoe (over the reef at low tide)
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarkseedaa
noun october
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
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