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alaa ai laa
those there then were
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkbalu gauanga
adjective trembling of legs
bookmarkbasa hagassee
verb speak so as to change the impression one’s previous words have made
bookmarkbiia
verb get wet
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkbini gaahanga
verb three-ply braiding (of rope)
bookmarkbunaa hoe
noun an eddy left by a paddle stroke
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkbuu unga
noun an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles
bookmarkdaguu kalo
noun a thin straight-bladed (easily sharpened)axe blade
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkdao
noun a spear, branch of (part of)
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdatada de galomada
twitching of an eye
bookmarkdau dinae
noun a period during which many women arepregnant at the same time
bookmarkdenaa ange
this there is another one
bookmarkdoi-lesi
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
dolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdongi ange
appoint
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkduu gaso
adjective vertical,straight up and down
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continue upon
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduumaa
unclassified remainder (less than the preceding number); about, approximately
bookmarke dee haalo
refuse to accept (something)
bookmarkgai de henua
noun native food (not imported)
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgalo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkgalubu
a type of toy
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
gau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadotodi
verb walk with a limp (temporarily)
bookmarkhagahenua
verb give land to
bookmarkhagammuni iho
adjective keep to oneself (what one has done)
bookmarkhagapago sala
unfortunate result
bookmarkhagasegedia
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagasele age
verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhagassui age
eat or drink just a little bit
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai gainga
adjective make an area messy by throwing trasharound
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhakino gee
filthy,disgusting
bookmarkhano mouli
verb disappear alive, especially into another world
bookmarkhausanga
noun a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole
bookmarkhiie unu
verb thirsty, be
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhuna me
adjective a habitual thief
bookmarki de baasi
concerning; at the behest of;under the auspices of
bookmarkkona iho
adjective be too much for one
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaadau dagi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaailaba
noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)
bookmarkmadalua maa hidu
number twenty seven
bookmarkmadalua maa valu
number twenty eight
bookmarkmagi sali usu
headcold,runny nose
bookmarkmago
adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmaleasa
noun fishsp. : tang (a kind of igauli)
bookmarkmalino
verb calm (weather), still (wind)
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngaholu
adjective bent
bookmarkniho gaina
teeth with cavities
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarkomaadeu
pronoun our (plural, exclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkosi
verb a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpogo
verb crumpled up
bookmarksigidaumaha
verb collection (in church),offering(in church), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarksiili
a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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