a boulder in the sea which is submerged at least part of the time

Feinberg 1977

to stay, dwell, abide; to settle, of birds

Fox, C. 1970

to sit

Fox 1970

embark, depart, put out to sea

Lanyon-Orgill 1969

take a boat

Capell 1968

to sit on the heels, squat; to be placed, situated, of people and small objects; to place, put on (garments); adhere to; to ride (horse)

Capell 1968

to lie in wait for

Capell 1968

to calm down (of the wind)

still, calm, quiet; contented, at peace, serene, at rest, quiescent, motionless

Mager 1952

coral, coral head

Pukui and Elbert 1971

to sit

Blust n.d. (1975)

stone, rock; firm, solid; satisfied, contented; wait, stay still

Williams 1971

to abide, dwell, endure, live, behave, be

Codrington and Palmer 1896

to sit

Blust 1984

to stay, put, together at the same time in concert, located, stay put or perched, as a bird in a tree

to dwell

Fox, C. 1955

to sit

land on (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)

Carroll and Soulik 1973

congealment, anything congealed, frozen, etc.; to pass from fluid to solid, to coagulate, to curdle; a general term or name for stone or stones or rock of any description

Savage 1980

to be or get well; to be in good health, cured of sickness, recovered; to be calm, quiet, of persons or the sea; to recover

Elbert 1975

said of a flock of #belama (frigate birds) settling in a #naru (Casuarina tree)

Waterhouse 1949

set out on a voyage

Waterhouse 1949

to settle, of birds; to squat on the haunches

Ivens 1929

be calm, steady

Milner 1966

(of liquid, or solid body in a liquid, etc.) be still, settle down; (of boat), run around, strike; (of people) stop; sea rock, reef; calm, relief

Milner 1966

calmly

Milner 1966

to sit

Blust n.d. (1975)

sitting, at rest

Blust n.d. (1975)

to sit

quiet

Blust n.d. (1975)

(of a boat) to run aground, or to rest on the bottom; (of running water, of particles in suspension, or of people, etc.) to come to rest, to settle down, to reach a calm or settled state

Churchward 1959

to perch, of a bird

to prepare

ready; peaceful, be in peace

come to rest, be at rest; (of a boat) run aground, strike bottom in shallow water; (of a whale or dolphin) be stranded, beached

Pawley and Sayaba 2003

be brought ashore or beached

Pawley and Sayaba 2003