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aamanu
verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead
bookmarkadaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa ai laa
those then were those
bookmarkbae
verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkdaane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdagua-bodo
noun fishsp.: tuna sp.
bookmarkdahuli sabonealo
adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit
bookmarkdaudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdeganoe
noun part of the female genetalia
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkdugu dagidahi
verb place (or leave off) one at a time
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduu modu
adjective vertical cut
bookmarkgaa, ula
verb burn (intransitive)
bookmarkgada gimoo
adjective smile (esp. for no good reason or whenembarrassed)
bookmarkgalani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
gamu
verb cut (something)
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
gumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhadu solo bulaga
a taro grater made from a certain type of coral
bookmarkhagaava
verb make a channel
bookmarkhagabahhaa
verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadau gavange
adjective compete (between groups)
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagamadagu
scare (someone); frighten (someone).
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasele age
verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhagategi kano
adjective tickled (not sexually)
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhaingaa me
noun work requiring a large work force
bookmarkhhagi gee
turn away from (to avoid),veer
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkhologumu
adjective (for a fish) to swallow a hook so that it becomes stuck in the throat
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhonu tai
high tide
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhulu
noun
hair (on the body)
ialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkigauli
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarkise-ngaio
needlefish
bookmarkivi-a-daea
noun shoulderblade
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklangadala
noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond
bookmarklaussoe
adjective having straight hair (not kinky or wavy)
bookmarklehua
verb blurred; covered with ashes
bookmarklibi
verb do rapidly (esp. a repeated action done energetically)
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
lluhe
noun plantsp.: swordfern (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarklunga age
up a little
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmada luu mada
noun in the presence of someone
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmaingaa
adjective miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmalanga
adjective
lifted up; departed (as a ship); separate from
mamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmmulu
verb stroke,rub gently
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmoni
noun canoe
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
noun an empty box
bookmarkngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkoga
verb to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarksavala
adjective interested in, enjoys
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmark
too gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkvaiduu
lazy
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