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aamuli
noun descendants (in all inferior generations)
bookmarkaha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangadala
noun fish sp.: seabass
bookmarkbanuunu
bilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkdaakodo
adjective
be in place
dabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdala
adjective
tame
dalaa muna
noun word,phrase
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdamana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdanngaho
noun stomach
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdauaahe
adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdenei ai laa
this is that then
bookmarkdiha
verb move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdohi dilo
verb to strip dilo (to make plaited hats, etc.)
bookmarkdoo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkdoo dai
appearing from lagoonward; to come from lagoonward; wind direction from the west
bookmarkduosi
adjective servant
bookmarkduuli
verb surround
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgage de henua
invade
bookmarkgai nnao
adjective eat messily
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgauligi hahine
noun female child,girl
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhadugolaa
noun
any stone of volcanic origin
hagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagadoo dai
adjective to fish off the reef for tuna
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhai taelodo
adjective obtain something in great number
bookmarkhaingaa me
noun work requiring a large work force
bookmarkhangaabo
verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed
bookmarkhano goe
see what i told you
bookmarkhanolia
verb suitable for a trip (e.g., a car, a road, etc.)
bookmarkhhela
verb spread one’s legs wide apart at one time
bookmarkhoosenga
adjective shy,embarrassed,bashful
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
laagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklabua
verb knead thoroughly
bookmarklanga de gauanga
to lift up the leg of an opponent in wrestling
langi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarklodo degi
adjective having a forgiving nature
bookmarkluu ogu
pronoun my (for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkma te
madala mai
get free, be loose; in bloom
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmagi dee manava
asthma
bookmarkmahedua
noun sneeze
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmuu-madagao
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarksaavale
noun spit, saliva
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarksili
adjective drawing to an end
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
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ssii
a hissing sound used to indicate disapproval
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teungaalodo
noun middle (of something round); center
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