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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkabo donu
adugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkalodahi hugadoo
everything, everybody; each and every
bookmarkamo
verb lift up
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbadai
adjective meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkboda
verb straggly (hair or feathers)
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbuni de ua
to be very thirsty
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdao hagaahulu
verb to leave an earth oven covered, even after the food is cooked
bookmarkdogoduli
adjective crouch on all fours
bookmarkdonu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarke hia
how much
bookmarkea age
stop swimming (and come up on land)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgaange
verb give
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgalo sugi mada
glimpse
bookmarkganae
mullet
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhilo ange
mix with
bookmarkhoe
verb blisters on the skin caused by sunburn
bookmarkhoimanu
noun fishsp.: eagleray
bookmarkhuaahenua
noun community
bookmarkilihia ssave
the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)
bookmarkilo
noun worm
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarkllou
hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective happy
bookmarklua-baaua
time noun the second number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkluu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkluu ogu
pronoun my (for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmaleva
adjective present1 (not absent)
bookmarkmalo gulu
barkcloth, made from the inner skin of the breadfruit
bookmarkmamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmanua
verb diseased
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
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mmudi
adjective sprinkling (of rain)
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkpaa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarkpo
verb touch
bookmarkpulu
verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarksalua
verb scraped (a lot taken away),peeled (alittle amount taken off),planed
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksoa hagaaloha
noun a good friend
bookmarktegi kano
tickled
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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