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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkaau
verb remove
bookmarkahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkalaa ange
and those there
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbau
adjective to be worth it
bookmarkbigo
adjective bent; bedridden with illness
bookmarkbona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbugu
noun mons veneris
bookmarkdaaloa
verb to have been stabbed (esp. accidentally by hanga)
bookmarkdangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdaogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdau gulu
verb breadfruit season
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdeganoe
noun a part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdili
verb shoot at; shine (e.g., a flashlight) on; letgo, throwaway, lose something; disregard; steady beating (as of a heart); a steady stroke (as of an adze)
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dua lligi
adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
gaha
noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalemu
unclassified
gaolama
noun spine of the coconut palm
bookmarkgauanga mahagi
noun dislocated thighbone
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgiado manu
noun the smaller outrigger booms at the ends of the canoe
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkhaangodalia
verb a suitable (place) for fishing
bookmarkhaanoa
verb wash someone’s hands (or mouth)
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
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hagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhagatangohi
verb the fading of light after sunset
bookmarkhagi
verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off
bookmarkhai daahili
verb to compose songs
bookmarkhai me a leangi
bad-mannered
bookmarkhai me madua
act grown up
bookmarkhale lau
noun thatch-roofed house (of pandanus leafthatch)
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkhhuda
adjective open one’s eyes; awaken for a short time
bookmarkhhui mai tai
flow of the tide
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklimadi
verb do fast or quickly
bookmarkllabu
verb claw
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
bookmarkmaalamangia
verb illuminated (by having light shined upon it)
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmami age
taste (something) a little bit
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmanu-gadi-niho
noun
plantsp.
masaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmau
adjective
usual
midia ange
dream about
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmodu gee
cut away from; separated from
bookmarkmouli
verb to live; be alive
bookmarkmuia
verb be mui
bookmarkngae
mollusk
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngalue iho
adjective reduced,decreased
bookmarkonge
famine
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarksauduu
mermaid
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarkssaga bau
too gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
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