An example search has returned 100 entries

aalali

noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom

agilau

verb pugnacious

anataiao

this morning

aude haia

no kidding

badii

noun fish sp., scad?

boo gi dai

the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset

boolaa ange

say boolaa to

buu ili

Photo by Emily Drummond, 07/01/16
listenloadingplaying

noun type of shell (Triton’s trumpet)

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 07/01/16

daatugu

verb to curse (someone)

dalaa muna

noun word,phrase

deaamonga

noun

dee be aha

listenloadingplaying

okay; so-so

delaa maa

that there was about (approximately)

dili dangada

adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)

dolodolo

listenloadingplaying

verb move from place to place; crawl

dongi ange

appoint

dugu de laa

lower sail

duu gili somo

the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed

duuaa

verb to be in trouble

duugiva

adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat

galogalo malama

noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)

gano siga

noun strands (of cloth)

gavia

noun crazy person; insane person

geegeno

listenloadingplaying

noun crocodile

geugeu

verb shake one’s head back and forth;

gii age

cry out softly

go ai

listenloadingplaying

who

goede

noun octopus

gubo

verb work with concentration in the midstof a group

gubu vae

foot, ankle

haaede

listenloadingplaying

verb measure

hadu golaa

listenloadingplaying

noun sharpening tool

hagaali

verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious

hagaamuli

verb treat as junior

hagadai

verb furnish salt to

hagadau hai me ai

use jointly or collectively

hagadeegide

listenloadingplaying

verb be blind

hagadubu o de adu

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagahoa

noun a boil on the body

hagakii dalinga

adjective producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something very sweet is eaten

hagapago donu

adjective fortunate result

hagasabala

verb talk (someone) into (something)

hagasogoisi

verb

hagassogalia

verb

hagavaivai

verb cause to become watery, or less viscous

hau manu

noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace

heboohagi lima

adjective fistfight

helii

listenloadingplaying

noun grass

henua

listenloadingplaying

noun island, land

hidi

verb to topple over ; stand on one’s hands ; getup (from a sitting position) ; cause of

hidu laangi

noun Sunday

honga

listenloadingplaying

preposition on

hua manu

listenloadingplaying

noun fruit

huluhulu-manenga

time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")

hune

core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree

iga-loa

noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)

iloo me

adjective charlatanism

ingo

listenloadingplaying

noun name

laanganga

noun way of plaiting

labodo-sisi

noun eelsp.: snakeeel

langadala

noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond

launui

listenloadingplaying

noun coconut palm leaf

leuleu

adjective becoming leu

lima-pilo

time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"

llahi

noun fishsp. (= small hagaudalolo)

lligi

adjective fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small

llou

verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)

loha

verb fathom (the span of one’s outstretched arms)

luei

verb spit out (esp. food)

maamaalo

adjective becoming more and more maalo

mada duai

Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/15/19

coconut husking bench

Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/15/19

madalua maa lima seene

listenloadingplaying

noun quarter

madangi

verb wind,gas,flatus

mahedua

sneeze

maholahola danuaa age

revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)

malamalama

adjective sparkly; glittery

manuia

adjective fortunate,lucky,blessed

masavaa de gauligi

listenloadingplaying

childhood

mee duu

noun clitoris

mmaunga

noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)

moana dugidugi

noun far from any land, in the open sea

molimoli ange

take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)

mudimudi

listenloadingplaying

verb walk stealthily in a crouch

ngadi ngavesi

noun an empty box

ngaue ange

increase (in price, etc.)

ngungu

listenloadingplaying

verb chew, masticate (foods that make noise)

noganoga

verb a method of plaiting mats

odaau

pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)

oha

listenloadingplaying

verb break (transitive)

olaa

adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval

saabai

verb lift up and carry; carry (a burden)

saesaele

verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)

saga gi daha

saga away from; extend out in space

saulaba

noun parent-in-law, child-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law

sausaunga

adjective continually saunga

seisei

noun fishsp.: pipefish

seni tao

sleep soundly

siilinga a muna

trial or formal inquiry

ssuanga

stained in one place

umiumidi

listenloadingplaying

verb like (someone or something), feel affection for