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aahu
adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkanga dogi
noun mollusk sp., Cerithiidae
bookmarkbagu
noun scab, crust
bookmarkbangadala
noun fish sp.: seabass
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbugu
noun mons veneris
bookmarkdaabeduge adu ange
take a lot of
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdaelodo dau
noun a large enough number to "count"
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdamaa velo
adjective good at spearing fish
bookmarkdangaligi
noun type of basket
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
denaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdenei maa
this is about (approximately)
bookmarkdenei muhuu
how about this one
bookmarkdili dagidahi age
release one at a time or intermittently or sporadically
bookmarkdona
noun wart, mole (raised)
bookmarkdungu ibo
verb smell (oneself)
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkelaa
a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgage gaahanga
verb to climb a coconut tree, using gaahanga
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
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gasi
noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgoloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhada
noun
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car; a clam nursery; men’shouse
hagadahi
verb a counting system for days, based on the lunar phases
bookmarkhagaeligi
verb treat as an eligi
bookmarkhagahonu age lodo
verb feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagammau de ngudu
argumentative in a disrespectful way
bookmarkhagapago iho
adjective to descend suddenly
bookmarkhagatili
verb swoop down, swoop across
bookmarkhai aha
adjective what relationship
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai duu
verb to carry a baby about
bookmarkhale suunugi
noun
a house with eaves touching the ground
hebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhie unu
thirsty
bookmarkhuaahai
verb expertise
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarklaangihagamouli
time noun saturday (the day on which food isprepared for sunday)
bookmarkladi
verb initiate, begin, start
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmadumadua
malo haahine
noun dress
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmodomodo
moea
verb a person who is able to catch many flying fish (because the fish seem not to awaken at his approach)
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarknanumia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksavali
hungry
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksoa hagaaloha
noun a good friend
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarksulu
dive, fall head first; anoint (hair with oil)
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
bookmarkteve de gili
gooseflesh
bookmarktili aalanga
exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
bookmarkvela
burned
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