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aboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkabongi
adjective capsize
bookmarkadaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
bala
adjective soft, mushy, offering no resistance
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkboaa ina mai
prevented from coming by being caught in a storm
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdagu hahine
my "daughter" or "mother" (not one’s natural mother)
bookmarkdami
verb close1 one’s jaws; closing of the two halves of a clam shell
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdumanu
noun appearance,situation
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgaha dea
adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)
bookmarkgai ga aha
too bad
bookmarkgaisaa
verb wasteful in preparing food,uneconomical
bookmarkgalaanga
verb to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night
bookmarkgide eidu ina
to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhadu solo bulaga
a taro grater made from a certain type of coral
bookmarkhadu-bunga
noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma
bookmarkhagabinga
verb name (something)
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadau gavange
adjective compete (between groups)
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagahala
noun a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting
bookmarkhagasahu
verb to catch water (in something)
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhai soa
friendship
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhakino gee
filthy,disgusting
bookmarkhala goobai
noun a wooden form used in making hats
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhano gee
go away
heboohagi mai
found fighting
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhhanga
verb split open, open up, or separate, all at once
bookmarkhinangalomalie
adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkinau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklalo ade
solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklava ai donu huu
forget it
bookmarklebidi
noun birdsp.: whitetern
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaava
adjective yawn,belch
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmada gi daha
adjective having the point bent outward (away from its handle)
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmahi bodo
adjective easily tired
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmanu ina
adjective <= manua>
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time when, time of; between, amongst
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkme tao
noun dye
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmoa
noun birdsp.
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmomme
a place
bookmarkmoni sulu
submarine
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkngaobo
verb easily bent out of shape
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end that’s all
bookmarkodi sango
adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksigi manu
adjective to transplant a plant
bookmarkssomo
suck one’s finger
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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