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aalohi
noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef
bookmarkadi longo
adjective to tattle
bookmarkadu
noun conglomerate, islet
bookmarkaha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkaha naa
let’s (later)
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkanaa ange huu
that
aoa-laosedi
noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkboibala
adjective watery (of prepared food)
bookmarkboobua
noun dragonfly
bookmarkbuli
verb grab up
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkbuu ili
daa
noun a bunch
bookmarkdaalo
verb stab,skewer
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdahi ma dahi
each individual
bookmarkdama lalo
noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdeganoe
noun a part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdelaa muhuu
how about that one there
bookmarkdeleulu
verb good at catching tuna
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdoo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkdoo ngaage
adjective south wind
bookmarkdugu dahi
verb accomplish or complete something in asingle effort; fishing with a single line
bookmarkduu bale
verb not quite vertical
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective exaggerate (esp. in storytelling)
bookmarkgamua
verb covered with gamu
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkguanga
noun a type of basket
bookmarkhaa llau
number four hundred
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
hagaalo-mea
verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaausa
verb cause to leave a wake
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagadau gavange
adjective compete (between groups)
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagame ange laa
a little later
bookmarkhagamuli
verb be late, tarry
bookmarkhagapunidia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagatoo donu
verb promise, contract1 with; swear to the truth of
bookmarkhai me hebagi
be on the point of fighting
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhaunu
verb <= hagaunu>
bookmarkhhoda age
suck in air (esp. when asleep orunconscious)
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
laagau
noun wood,stick (of wood)
bookmarklaangaa
verb to plait completely
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklaso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklebu
verb paint (something); put color on, color (something)
bookmarklleu luu malau ngudu
swollen lips (from eating spicy foods or foods to which one is allergic)
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmagi labua gee
upset stomach (nausea)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkme madaali
noun a ripe coconut (= gaadinga) of poor quality
bookmarkmmano
adjective thousands
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngadau age
older
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkoa
noun gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkoha valaai
adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksali loimada
adjective to tear1 (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarksiba
noun fishsp. (small flying fish)
bookmarkssomo
suck one’s finger
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