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aduhale
adjective village, compound (aggregation of houses); go from house to house
bookmarkanei muhuu
how about these
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkbaluu
noun coconut crab
Example: Crancs dels cocoters a Bora-Bora. by Brocken Inaglory, 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0 via ca.wikipedia.org
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkbonga
adjective bent, curved, defective (of fruit)
bookmarkbooiaa
adjective do something shameful (for shame)
bookmarkbunua
noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdahu
verb start a fire (or an engine); build a fire
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdaumaha de manu
noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkde hine dabeo
a menstruating woman
bookmarkdee vasu
fearless (socially); inconsiderate
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
doga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
ambush; attack by surprise or stealth
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgaso
noun roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgauvae
noun jaw; a set of false teeth
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgina
noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkhagaao
verb intend to stay up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkhagadae
verb to give a hand net to
bookmarkhagadubuna
verb treat as dubuna
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagamaiana
adjective
hagatugu tai
adjective ebbing of tide
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhhagi
verb make a sharp turn; hagi at one time
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhili de hau
make a hau
bookmarkholasa
a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
inaho
noun a school consisting of a certain reef fish sp. (laumele)
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkeeligi
verb put away against a contingency; take precautions
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklave
adjective be caught on, stuck on
bookmarkluei
verb spit out (esp. food)
bookmarkmaadau hholu
noun a fishhook made of wire
bookmarkmagau danuaa
adjective
die peacefully
magau i togaa
die of shame
magi dehenua
verb have fever
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun labia (vulva)
bookmarkmalo haahine
noun dress
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmmea be se gaagose
redhot (literally)
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngadolo
adjective a landslide or similar movement of things
bookmarkngudu aahua
noun islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkpanga
adjective
poo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
sussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktangada adi longo
gossipy person, telltale
bookmarkuli
adjective black
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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