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aada
adjective easily startled, skittish, wild (of animals)
bookmarkabaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkaho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkanei ange huu
this
baa iho
adjective low (in altitude)
bookmarkbalangi
noun fish sp., tang
bookmarkbasa hagamao lunga
speak arrogantly
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbese
noun one of the harmony parts in old chants
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbuni
adjective closed up, be together (in a group, or of two individuals)
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkbusi
noun cat
bookmarkdaa de alelo
cluck one’s tongue
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdaabeduge mai
bring a lot of
bookmarkdagodo hai sala
fornication
bookmarkdaohi taelodi
adjective keep a record of
bookmarkdau
noun chant (ancient)
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdee heloongoi
adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with
bookmarkdee vaagidee
adjective ugly, awful; extremely disappointing
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduoi
noun parasites (intestinal) of fish
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
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gainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkgubenga
noun large net for fishing
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaa-laangi
time noun
thursday
hagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagadaane
verb to act like a human
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamaasui
noun a current which flows to the left
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
adjective risky,dangerous
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagassogalia
verb
hagategi kano
adjective tickled (not sexually)
bookmarkhai duu
verb to carry a baby about
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhaiadaligi
noun the eldest child of the eldest child
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhale magi
noun hospital,dispensary
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
lalo de langi
beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarklligi
adjective
fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small
lolo
noun oil
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkmada mmea
dark red
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmanege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu-de-laama
noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
pigeon
manumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkmogobuna
noun grandchild,descendant of
bookmarkodaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkpilo bopobo
adjective musty smell
bookmarksalua
verb scraped (a lot taken away),peeled (alittle amount taken off),planed
bookmarkse gainga
adjective abundant
bookmarkse hia
just how many
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarkteve
adjective hair or feathers standing on end
bookmarkulunga hala
a pillow made from a pandanus log, having various magical uses
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