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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkaalinga
adjective moving around just under the water
bookmarkalelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkangia
verb blow away, cause to move (in the water)
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbakau dahi de manu
not to go fishing when other groups are going
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbedage ina
shallow on the inside
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkbulaga
noun plant sp.: swamp taro (cyrtosperma chamissonis)
bookmarkdaane hai moni
sailor,seaman
bookmarkdabaduu
noun fishsp.: (a small suulee or a var. ofsuulee)
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagidogoisi
adjective very few for each one
bookmarkdagu made
perhaps,maybe
bookmarkdamana
noun father, uncle, senior male relative, male elder, person in a fatherly relationship
bookmarkdangi talinga
adjective
tinnitus, a ringing sound in the ear
dango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdee adahaia
very; very bad
bookmarkdee savala
uninterested in; not enjoy
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share (of something); part (of something); fraction (in arithmetic)
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkdohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduu biho
adjective haircut; cut hair
bookmarke dee haalo
refuse to accept (something)
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgaba-moe
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgalavagu
noun spongesp.
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgavia
crazy person; insane person,
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind
bookmarkgiado
noun outriggerboom
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkhaele sala
adjective spoil (children), bringup (children) badly
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhagaseloo
verb make a total of one million
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhidu-malama
time noun july (’seventh month’)
bookmarkise
noun fishsp.: halfbeak
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarklau ligi
verb having small leaves
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklodo daemaha
adjective feel unhappy or sad
bookmarkma hee
where else
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalo gulu
noun
barkcloth
malo-ngiso
noun
driftwoodsp.
malogahu
noun collared shirt
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmanu-alioo
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkmmade ange aalanga
adjective completely exhausted; completelydiscouraged
bookmarkmmene
adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmuna abo donu
truth
bookmarkmuu
adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)
bookmarknengenenge
ngalue ange
increase
bookmarknguulia
verb be nguu
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarksavini dua
adjective run backwards, move backwards fast
bookmarktaiseni
adjective sleepy
bookmarktangada hagaai
poor fellow!
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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