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aamuli
noun descendants (in all inferior generations)
bookmarkalaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkbangi mada aasanga
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbenu
noun a pandanus plug after it has been chewed; seed of the pandanus
bookmarkbuni
adjective closed up, be together (in a group, or of two individuals)
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkdaane dagidahi
noun a person having unique skills or traits of personality
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdogaa ange
feel shy in the presence of
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
doli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkdongi de lae
noun a spot on the forehead, worn in ancient religious ceremonies
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkduba
noun land crab sp. (small)
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkga hia
how many will it be
bookmarkgaange
verb give
bookmarkgage saali
verb to climb a breadfruit tree using saali
bookmarkgaibea lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkganae-oo
noun fishsp.: threadfin
bookmarkgauligi ange
younger than
bookmarkgaveaa
verb
taken;
gelu haiusu
unicorn fish
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadagodo gee ina
change
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to treat (someone) as maa2
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhauala
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkhedangisi
adjective to make noise by scraping things together (e.g., the grinding sound of jaws)
bookmarkhelau
verb sorcery
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklaso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarklleu luu mada
swelling of the eyes (after crying)
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaalioso
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalino
adjective calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkme gee
a coconut without any meat
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmuna e basa ange ai
noun answer
bookmarkmuna o tangada
verb speak of the devil
bookmarkngadi dangada
noun an ordinary person, commoner; a person of slight social value
bookmarkngavesi haangoda
fishing tackle box
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarknngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end that’s all
bookmarkoha de ganomada
to work on a craft item (e.g., a canoe) with a model in mind of the finished product which is different from that of the person who began the work
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksilivaahea
wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksoe
adjective straight, not crooked; level
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
bookmarkulu-davage
Indian coral tree
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