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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkabo sala
adjective mean (by nature), unkind
bookmarkadi saele
adjective disseminate information
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkanga iho
noun self-awareness
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbangi
verb pinch (with the fingers)
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bese
noun one of the harmony parts in old chants
bookmarkbuni ange lodo
paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack
bookmarkdaane abo donu
noun gentleman,person who is good
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdagodo be --
it seems that...
bookmarkdagodoanga
noun expose oneself to the sun
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkde ngago
noun brain
bookmarkdenaa maa
that is about (approximately)
bookmarkdenaa muhuu
how about that one
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
doo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkdua alohagi
noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling
bookmarkgahao
noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
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galeve vii
noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkhaangodalia
verb a suitable (place) for fishing
bookmarkhagaaha
verb cause to do what
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagalima (ina)
verb make a total of five
bookmarkhagasaalunga ange
call (someone) by the name of his name-group
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
halehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkhua modo
noun fisheggs (immature)
bookmarkkona odi
too much
bookmarklaangi dabeo
verb a day which is rainy and stormy
bookmarklaavasi
noun meat (or fish, or seafood) which issuitable as food
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklimadi
verb do fast or quickly
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmalo huna
adjective breechclout
bookmarkmamu-duagaa
noun fishsp.: stingray
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkngalue de hakii
dislocated larynx
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkngaue
adjective move (oneself), moved
bookmarkngu te lodo
noun the edge of the lagoon reef
bookmarknnadu
verb to receive a shock (as when hit, or by an explosion)
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarksaali
noun a type of rope (used for climbing breadfruit trees)
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarkse gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksileia doo soa
look, your neighbor is competing against you
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarksomo dae
fully mature coconut apple
bookmarksou hahine
noun a steady, light gust of wind
bookmarktangaho
noun liver
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuhe
wasteful of taro when peeling it
bookmarkvakaa
be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation
bookmarkvilidogi
catterbox, a person who speaks fast
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