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alohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
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bongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
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