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aahee maa
about when (future); about how much
bookmarkaasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkahe
verb return, go back
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkasu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbalagula
adjective clumsy
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkdaane e manege
noun a person who is capable at almost anything
bookmarkdagidogoisi
adjective very few for each one
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangi de musu
hear whispering (of others)
bookmarkdango
noun cat’s-eye (of a shell); operculum of a gastropod
bookmarkdao
noun spear, branch of
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdeai donu
adjective none at all
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdee sao age
always fail or be defeated
bookmarkdenga meenei
these ones (plural)
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share, part, fraction
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduusaba
noun type of musical intrument which consists a stretched palm leaf that is blown in order to make sound
bookmarkeu doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgaa, ula
verb burn (intransitive)
bookmarkgaanoni
noun
an omen of death
gamedi vai salo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgiidagi
verb relish (meat or fish, or something substituting for meat or fish, eaten with taro, etc.)
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkguba-dee-gaina
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhadi de uga
the curvature of a fish line when angling (due to underwater currents)
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadau gaiaa
adjective steal from one another
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhagili
verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhaula
verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)
bookmarkholasa
noun
a type of mat
holi
adjective shape of,form of
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkhuaadangada
noun persons of a certain class or type
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kino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarkkoe se aha
who do you think you are
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklahhie
noun firewood
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarklloba
adjective
fluttering rapidly (of a sail in the breeze);
llobo
verb to put something in something else
bookmarkloange
adjective
go (to the place away from both the speaker and hearer)
lou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa siva
number nineteen
bookmarkmahaa de usu
to have encountered unexpected misfortune
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malua
noun female genital area
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me hagadaahao
noun toy
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngalo
verb forget
bookmarknoho mai (adu, ange)
resist me (you, them), oppose me (you, them)
bookmarkoa
noun gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkoo tanga
adjective too big (clothes), spacious
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
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