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alaa dagodo
those there are the circumstances...
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbido abongi
capsize eventually
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbuadalia
verb cast with a sling
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdahea iho
adjective drift toward the place where the speaker is not
bookmarkdaiao age
the following morning
bookmarkdama daohi
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdama naale
noun a talkative, deceitful person
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdangoa
verb grabbed,fallen upon
bookmarkdangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdaubasa
a great many
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdoli de henua
to defeat all comers
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarke galemu
it’s alright
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgai gi de mahi
eat as much as possible
bookmarkgauligi ange
younger than
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
hagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagadahi
verb a counting system for days, based on the lunar phases
bookmarkhagadibalia
verb cause to tip to one side
bookmarkhagahaigamaiana
verb treat as important
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hagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasoa ange
go along with others,join the crowd
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhai
verb do
bookmarkhai de boo (o)
celebrate the birthday (of)
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhatuli
verb thunder
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhhau
verb tie up,fasten by tying (wrapping)
bookmarkhilo hagamaasui
verb
to braid sennit with the left hand;
laba
verb flash (as of lightning)
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklaohie age
improving condition (of weather)
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklodo gaiaa
competitive, envious, desious of retaliating
bookmarkmaadau dagi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmamu-madohi-lua
noun fishsp.: parrotfish
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmoa
noun the blossom of the banana tree
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmouli dangada
noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)
bookmarknabe
verb to hook under the waistband or belt
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkngau hala
bite someone
bookmarkngaue mai
to reduce (in price, etc.)
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarkoho
verb to do something, or go somewhere, early in the morning
bookmarksahole
noun fishsp.: mountainbass
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksilivaahea
wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarkssae aalanga
adjective sore in the muscles
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarkudo
the soft wood around the center of a tree trunk
bookmarkuu duaa nui
broom.
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