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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkbadodi gee
to jerk violently
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkdaa
noun fish sp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaa (dau)
chanting (of old chants)
bookmarkdaahanga ange
give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdahuli sabonealo
adjective the odor of overripe breadfruit
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dalaa umada
noun prow spray of a ship
bookmarkdalia
adjective tired
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdangi de musu
hear whispering (of others)
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdeai donu
adjective none at all
bookmarkdele de ada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdino boo
noun nights (2) when the full moon appears just after sunset
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duu de ogaanga
having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduudae
noun feces
bookmarkduuli
verb surround
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgau bini
noun a tool used in braiding rope
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagaiho
verb show (someone) how to climb down
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagamaanu age
pull oneself up by one’s arms
bookmarkhagamabua
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
inexpensive
bookmarkhagasee
adjective
just barely;
hagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhai de biho
verb act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai maalisa
having an overhanging reef shelf
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkholomanga
noun throat
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkhuaa me
noun a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing
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iganibongi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklalo ade
solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklodo degi
having a forgiving nature
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkluu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkme hholu
noun bow (for an arrow)
bookmarkme ne modu
decision
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmili
adjective fruitful, fructiferous
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngae
mollusk
bookmarkngalo
verb forget
bookmarkngaue
adjective move (oneself), moved
bookmarkolo
noun beach
bookmarksaba
verb capable (of a person)
bookmarksagea gee
extremely sagea
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarkse gainga
adjective abundant
bookmarksii
verb spill out (e.g. too much food in your mouth)
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarksomo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarksseni
ua dea
white-throated frigate bird
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