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aamua ange
higher
bookmarkabasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkalo-mea
adjective reddish color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkatangada
noun generation, age set
bookmarkau ga humai nei
"i’m going on my way now..."
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdae de lodo
be satisfied completely
bookmarkdahia
verb
shave
dahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdanuaa huu
it’s still ok no wonder
bookmarkdaubeemala
verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
dibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genitalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdolo
noun
plantsp.: sugarcane
dolo bala
verb to climb a coconut tree without using a rope (on one’s hands or feet) for assistance
bookmarkduage
verb stand
bookmarkduasivi
noun the back of the spine
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgoloa lalo
noun gear obtained from foreign lands
bookmarkgubo
verb work with concentration in the midstof a group
bookmarkgubu vae
foot, ankle
bookmarkhaaele sala
verb spoil (children), bring up (children) badly
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai gi de mahi
do or take by force,rape
bookmarkhaiva
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhakauanga
noun a handle of something
bookmarkhale langadala
noun thatch-roofed house (of palm frond thatch)
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhidu-limu
time noun the seventh number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkhodooligi
adjective chief (of the island)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkivi-a-duimogo
pelvic bone
bookmarklaavea
verb stumble on
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklangona iho maahana
feel punished or victimized
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
leanga
noun bad person
bookmarklegia
noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklodo bigede
adjective feel cowardly
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklongohie
adjective big around, fat
bookmarklugu me
adjective having a tendency to take by force
bookmarkmadaangahulu-malama
time noun october (’tenth month’)
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmalino
adjective calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmalo maadolu
noun heavy clothing
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu-a-madaligi
noun birdsp.: short-tailedshearwater(puffinus tenuirostris)
bookmarkmanuia
adjective fortunate,lucky,blessed
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarkodi ange
even (number); complete (none missing); reach the maximum
bookmarkodi sango
adjective completely cleaned up or finished; all gone; each and every oneall gone
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkoha
break, break up, destroy; damage, ruin
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksili gee
standout from (others in a group) indistance or height
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
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