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aheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkanei naa loo
these seem to be
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbalu
verb to bring one’s hands and arms (or wings) down or back once (as in waving, swimming, or the flapping of a bird’s wings)
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbuliaamou
adjective long for, homesick
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdau (umu)
noun a cover for an earth oven
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdee hagabaulia
underestimate,misjudge
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgabetili
noun parent-in-law
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgalasi
galeve
sakau drink
bookmarkgalo
adjective look at, stare
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
haalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhaele sala
adjective spoil (children), bringup (children) badly
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagahidi i tege
to throw a wrestler using one’s hip
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhai saulaba
adjective the relationship of parent-in-law to child-in-law
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhale i lodo
noun ribcage, thoraciccavity
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
hano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhanolia
verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
bookmarkhanonga
noun trip1, journey
bookmarkhedogi
verb the sound of tapping
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkhonu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhuaa me
noun a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing
bookmarkhulidonu
adjective rightsideout (clothes)
bookmarkhulo saele
wander around
bookmarkilosia
verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)
bookmarkkave e hakide
take someone in order to train or teach him
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarkleengia
verb jump on; be flown into
bookmarkma ai
and who
bookmarkma gi
in order to
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmaangoa
adjective to be dry
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dahi
number eleven
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmaga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmalingi
adjective spilled, poured out
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective worried, apprehensive,fearful
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
pigeon
momo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoosugia ange
somewhat moosugia
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoho mai (adu, ange)
resist me (you, them), oppose me (you, them)
bookmarkogo
noun the attachment of a clam to the reef
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksauligi
a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksii tae
diarrhea which escapes without one realizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkului
turn inside out
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