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ahee oo dagodo
how are you
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkao ina
inadvertently remain up until daybreak (=aoa)
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbasa too gee
speak ungrammatically
bookmarkbongaa hala
noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)
bookmarkbualeu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaamada age
adjective start again
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdalaehala
verb pricked
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
gadi
verb bite
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgaime
verb eat (intransitive)
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
gauvae
noun jaw; a set of false teeth
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgili dabeo
verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm
bookmarkgo
hano
bookmarkgubu madila
noun a joint of bamboo
bookmarkhaaele sala
verb spoil (children), bring up (children) badly
bookmarkhaale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagahale
verb begin to form (of a situation)
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagailangi-bangi
noun a type of prepared food (bangi soaked in coconut milk)
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhagavogi
verb a whistle (made with the lips)
bookmarkhagi
verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off
bookmarkhai donu
adjective
do properly by accident; do on purpose
hai mogobuna
adjective the relationship between grandparent and grandchild
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhallaba
noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle
bookmarkhano ai
attend (e.g., church services)
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
hoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkilosia
verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)
bookmarkina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkkii mai
decreasing
bookmarkllava
finished (pl.); wealthy (pl.); wrap (independent form); meat or fish (for a meal)
bookmarklo taane
adjective daring, brave, manly
bookmarkloage
adjective
go (up or toward the village, or land)
lodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo degi
having a forgiving nature
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagi sali usu
headcold,runny nose
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun labia (vulva)
bookmarkmana
supernatural power
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
bookmarkmomme aadea
noun clearing (e.g., in the woods)
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknooligi
a small knife
bookmarkoa
gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkobe
noun eye of the taro corm
bookmarkogu
pronoun my (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoho boo
adjective to oho while still dark
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarkpanga
adjective
salasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarksaugalo saele
adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksinsia
soe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarktao o de moso
coconut frond spine which has fallen and stuck upright in the ground
bookmarkula de gili
inflammation; red in the face; sunburned
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