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abo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkalamooi
noun june
bookmarkanei ange maalie
these are exactly right
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
buu
adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of
bookmarkdaane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dahido vae
noun the back of the thigh
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdebeaha
okay; so-so
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgamalie
adjective do attentively
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
guba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhadugolaa
noun
any stone of volcanic origin
hagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadau doo
verb to transfer a string figure from one person’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagadumanu
verb cause to look like
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagammau
adjective poisonous
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhai madangi
verb to fart
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhhogi
adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle
bookmarkhidi
verb
to topple over
honu ssele
noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)
bookmarkhou
verb drill (native bow drill)
bookmarkhua ai
be inchargeof
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkhuda
noun
hui hala
noun the fruit of the pandanus
bookmarkhulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarkianga
verb the span between the outstretched thumb and the little finger
bookmarkino gi mua
bend (one’s body) forward
bookmarkkalo
adjective sharp (as a knife); a sharp pointed canoe (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarklaangai buusagi
noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkma gu
and then
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmagi dehenua
verb have fever
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkmmidi
verb suck, suction (e.g., of sea current)
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmodu mai (adu, ange)
become one’s (your, their) exclusivepossession
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarkmuia
verb be mui
bookmarkmuli sua hadu
reefward of the storm beach; beach rock
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarkniho vaiuu
noun milkteeth, deciduousteeth
bookmarknngao
verb loud (sound)
bookmarkono
numeral six
bookmarkpoo ange
touch (someone or something with the hand)
bookmarksaali
noun a type of rope (used for climbing breadfruit trees)
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkse me be hee
extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
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