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adugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkahu
noun islet
bookmarkanei ange
and these (here)
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
bookmarkbolengia
verb do something without reflection
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdaalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdaea
adjective to have arrived at
bookmarkdagi ala
adjective go around aimlessly
bookmarkdala
verb tell, say to, relate
bookmarkdangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkdatada
noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkde ahi
noun the fire
bookmarkdelaa huu
that was it just as before
bookmarkdiihagaai
noun the eighth child of a couple
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdoli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkdolona
verb flooded, washedout
bookmarkdonu iho
adjective realize, understand
bookmarkdotodi
adjective limping (as an action)
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkege iho
adjective lower (something)
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gabola
flatten out something mushy
bookmarkgage de henua
invade
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgava dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgieuli
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadania
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagadubu dinae
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhagatevelia
verb cause to bristle
bookmarkhageli
verb a sort of sound in ancient chants
bookmarkhono
verb a patch (on clothes, or a canoe, etc.)
bookmarkhulo gi lunga ma lalo
argue heatedly,fight
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkimu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklanga
verb weave
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklibi
verb do rapidly (esp. a repeated action done energetically)
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarkllama
verb fish for flying fish (at night)
bookmarkllimu
noun a small honu
bookmarklluhi
adjective an access (of emotion or sensory impression)
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmaea
noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmalinongia
verb be calmed (e.g., seas)
bookmarkmanu noodagi
noun a plant which has been noodagi
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmusu
verb whispering
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksaalua
verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched
bookmarksai moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkse me gi hee
in which direction is the current running
bookmarkse ungaa husi gee
do something different from thatwhich was intended
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
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