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aboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkboda
verb straggly (hair or feathers)
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbulaga
noun plant sp.: swamp taro (cyrtosperma chamissonis)
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaaligi
verb do something seriously; be moved about; a jerky movement, caused by the wind (e.g., the flapping of a sail); work seriously
bookmarkdaia e sseni
very sleepy
bookmarkdala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdaogave
noun a type of coconut tree
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdegi
verb to jerk; get something quickly
bookmarkdenaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdiinei de lodo
become calmer (after being angry)
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkduai lalo vae
noun a type of coconut grater which is placed under the leg
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgasi
adjective jump up (with both feet leaving the ground)
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgili hano
verb separation of the hard interior parts of the tree trunk
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgolo
verb remember an incident with a view toward revenge
bookmarkhada
noun
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car; a clam nursery; men’shouse
hagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhagapigi ange
stick1 against (something), go with someone
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhai me gavia
do crazy things
bookmarkhai taelodo
adjective obtain something in great number
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
ili luu bongaa usu
kanosaa
adjective a tasteless tuber of poor quality
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklausamua
verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt
bookmarklibi
verb do rapidly (esp. a repeated action done energetically)
bookmarkmaagoda
adjective jealous (sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmaanessala
adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else
bookmarkmaanetonu
adjective act cautiously
bookmarkmaatogo
verb discourage someone (verbally)
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmanu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmulegi
verb showoff (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarksaa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
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