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alaa donu
those there only
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
basa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbuu unga
noun an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagi
verb lead, show the way, leader (of a group); extend to
bookmarkdaia e de hegau
overworked
bookmarkdangada gai dangada
cannibal
bookmarkdangau-laha
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdee gagu
adjective uncouth
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduilaa
verb to be unable to attract members of the opposite sex
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkgagu
adjective well-mannered
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgai gi de mahi
eat as much as possible
bookmarkgalemu
unclassified
galeu
adjective a change of wind direction
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkganimago
noun mollusksp.: malea pomum
bookmarkgau de henua
natives
bookmarkgau hadu
the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgau lama
noun rachis of the coconut leaf
bookmarkgiivia
verb to have something in one’s eye
bookmarkgini hua o hegau
to receive the rewards of work well done (or punishment for evil deeds)
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagalanea
verb cause to increase in quantity; greedy
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkilosia
verb wormy or maggoty (of something decayed)
bookmarkkano made
adjective slightly aged meat
bookmarklaangai buusagi
a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkluu au
pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmalogu
verb <= ngalogu>
bookmarkmau haahine
adjective attractive to women (for someinexplicable reason)
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkme hai dago
ritual acts,religious acts
bookmarkmili
adjective fruitful, fructiferous
bookmarkmilo gee
to turn the opposite way
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmomme hagadaahao
noun playground
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkoo iho (age)
adjective able to enter, going up (down)
bookmarkpaa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksaaluanga
noun a scratch (on the skin)
bookmarksagea
verb to do something without regard for others (because one is excited)
bookmarkse aha ga hai
it’s not possibledon’t worry about it (i don’t think so.)
bookmarksili gee
standout from (others in a group) indistance or height
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksuisui
become wet
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