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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hagasogosogoisi
verb
hakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhooholo
verb
hoohonu
verb
huaamee daahaa
hugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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