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aahulu
verb to leave food cooking overnight
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbakau doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
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benu
noun a pandanus plug after it has been chewed; seed of the pandanus
bookmarkbido abongi
capsize eventually
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkbuu goede
worthless or useless <’like an octopus without a head’>
bookmarkdaa
noun fish sp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaahili lo te gohu
a popular (secular) song
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdaleba
verb flap briskly in the wind
bookmarkdami
verb close1 one’s jaws; closing of the two halves of a clam shell
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdatane-uli
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdavaia
noun the largest sort of tuna
bookmarkde huu de henua
noun the layer of consolidated sand (without coral rubble) next to the reef base under the island
bookmarkdee kasi
perhaps
bookmarkdili de lima
to swing one’s arms (when walking)
bookmarkdogi
noun adze
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
bookmarkdua nnui
adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)
bookmarkduaa dai
verb seasick but unable to throw up
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkgaaui
verb take (someone) along (with one) (esp.carrying, etc.)
bookmarkgaba
adjective flap (as wings)
bookmarkgaba aasanga
noun the sides of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgili langi
verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhadi bodo
adjective breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadanu
verb sink below the horizon, burrow into the sand
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagailoo
verb announce
bookmarkhagi ade
adjective insult (someone)
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkkanosaa
adjective a tasteless tuber of poor quality
bookmarkkau gee
adjective not usedto; hard to
bookmarkkosi
noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.
bookmarklaulau
llago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarkllonga
verb muscle fatigue
bookmarkluu duu
noun covers (of books), two halves
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagini
adjective a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkmmao
adjective far,distant
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkmouli
adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)
bookmarkmuna pada
harsh words
bookmarknao baasua
verb to collect baasua
bookmarkngadau iho
younger
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarknoho mua
adjective overloaded in front (of a canoe)
bookmarknoogele
verb to tie a knot so that it is difficult to untie
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkuhado
large white worm species
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
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