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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkabo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkanaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkanei ai laa
these then were those
bookmarkanei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkbabu
adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)
bookmarkbuugani
adjective be (in fact) slow-moving (while attempting to hurry)
bookmarkdaguu kalo
noun a thin straight-bladed (easily sharpened)axe blade
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdee vasu
fearless (socially); inconsiderate
bookmarkdele
verb move from one place to another; to sail (a canoe); be transmitted; slipout of one’s hands (e.g., a line on which a big fish has been caught)
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdii ange
a method of fishing in which the lure at the end of the pole is jerked to attract fish
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdumuagi
noun top of the head, bare hilltop
bookmarkdungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkgabinivali
noun a kind of ancient song
bookmarkgabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgave ua podo
gede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgiado madua
noun main outrigger booms
bookmarkgumi
noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhadu o de mamu
noun the hard stomach-like organ of certain fish
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabaguu ange
move against something so fast that itappears to be coming at one
bookmarkhagabido
verb
carrying (two persons), with each person carrying an end
hagadiingia saele
adjective to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagapiigia
verb make stuck to
bookmarkhagasaohia
verb make oneself available
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhakii gee
<= kii gee>
bookmarkhale o de henua
community meeting house
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhoo senga
adjective shy (especially in the presence of members of the opposite sex), shamed
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklanea
adjective much,plenty
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarkllilo mai
decreasing (in number); becoming less
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkluu odaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkma te
maagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmadea
verb identify,recognize
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkmataia
soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkme ssalu lau
a scraper for leaves
bookmarkmoni kalo
noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkmoosugia ange
somewhat moosugia
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarknao
verb to extract by gouging out with a finger
bookmarkngadi laangi
noun a day other than sunday; a day on whichnothing is accomplished
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
noho
verb settle somewhere; live somewhere
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkonodaa
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkpale age (iho)
steer toward (away from) land
bookmarksaga gi daha
saga away from; extend out in space
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksau makaga
adjective blow steadily (of wind)
bookmarkse me be hee
extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarkseni tao
adjective sleep soundly
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksomo
verb grow, develop; coconut apple
bookmarkvai nui
coconut water from a mature brown coconut
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