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abulu
adjective sink (until submerged)
bookmarkadu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkalaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkanataiao
this morning
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkanumanga
noun dancing party
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbolo
verb make a will (for oneself or others)
bookmarkbunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdalaa muna
noun word,phrase
bookmarkdalebu
verb turbulent (air or seas)
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
dangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdao de laangi
celebrate
bookmarkdenei sili
this is enough
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdua nnui
adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduu gili somo
the coconut meat remaining in a germinated coconut after the coconut apple has been removed
bookmarkduunanga
noun that which has been cooked
bookmarkedee maua
impossible
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galabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgamu
verb cut (something)
bookmarkgano dea
the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgauligi iho
next younger than
bookmarkgohu de lodo
ignorant
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaaina
verb stare at
bookmarkhada
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car: a clam nursery, men’s house
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagadiba
verb incline to one side
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagaholi
verb begin to form (something)
bookmarkhagalloba ange
to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkhagallogo
verb chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagamele
verb
haganaa
verb to calmdown someone who is excited orunhappy
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagasaalunga ange
call (someone) by the name of his name-group
bookmarkhagatevea
verb <= hagatevelia>
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhagili
verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkheiangi
adjective smart, intelligent, clever
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuaa me
noun a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing
bookmarkhuaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarkio
noun a quarter of the body of a tuna when it is cut lengthwise
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
double-edged
bookmarkkano siabo
noun the meat on the side of the fish’s head
bookmarkkii iho
adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)
bookmarklau maalie
verb neat-appearing hair or feathers
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodo bigede
adjective feel cowardly
bookmarkloua ama
verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmalui
adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
pigeon
mmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkomaadeu
pronoun our (plural, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarkpono age de manava
be unable to breathe
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
bookmarkulu-davage
Indian coral tree
bookmarkvogi
to shame someone by teasing or insulting them
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