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adudau
noun sandspit
bookmarkagilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkbadii
noun fish sp., scad?
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkboda
verb straggly (hair or feathers)
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdae de lodo
be satisfied completely
bookmarkdagodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dao bagu
verb dry out (fish or food to preserve it)
bookmarkdau i tua
memorize
bookmarkdaula de gona
noun
a cord between the naval and the genitals
daumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdenaa tagodo
that is the situation...
bookmarkdenei au
it is i
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
doo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkdua haangoda de boo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate forhaangoda de boo
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkeba
a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgalo
adjective look at, stare
bookmarkgannui koi
noun gannui which has been scraped out of the shell to be eaten
bookmarkgave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkhaa daha
noun the outer coconut palm frond
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhai me galasi
to steal after having sort of asked for
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkkala
adjective fragrance (esp. of food)
bookmarklaagei
noun
labelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklau de madila
a tuna of fair size
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklau manu
noun leaf of a plant
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarklunga ange
up more
bookmarkma te
maanessala
adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmaholadage
adjective be holadage
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalo sabo
noun breechclout
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu ina
adjective <= manua>
bookmarkmasa boo
adjective mornings following nights during which the tide has gone out (which are good for looking for fish trapped on the reef)
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmmoli
verb haul (all at once or as fast as possible)
bookmarkmouli danuaa
easy living, a good life
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkngadi hanonga
noun a useless journey
bookmarknnoa nounu
verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it
bookmarkodo
verb thatch
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarkssabe age
eat
bookmarkssii
broken into many pieces (as glass when dropped)
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarksunu
an oil slick on the water’s surface
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
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