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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkalahenua
noun plot of (bush) land, acreage
bookmarkanaa huu
those only are the ones
bookmarkao age
daybreak (become daylight)
bookmarkbedage
verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkdaa gee taahili
sing off-key
bookmarkdaa hagapodo
verb
dagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdeelaa
there
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdenei tagodo
this is the situation...
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdinae o ssaiolo
<= dinae o de laa>
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdogo huadia
verb a way of punting a canoe
bookmarkdolo
noun sugarcane
bookmarkdotodo
verb bloody (of a person)
bookmarkduge
noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu
bookmarkduu duli
adjective kneel
bookmarkege ange
move (something) over
bookmarkgailalopoli
adjective stingy
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgaleu
adjective a change of wind direction
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgasia
verb worthwhile,important,valuable
bookmarkgau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgiado
outrigger boom
bookmarkgili
skin
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagapigi ange
stick1 against (something), go with someone
bookmarkhagatanga
adjective funny, silly
bookmarkhai duu
verb to carry a baby about
bookmarkhakide gauligi
adjective spoil children
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhatinga
noun crook of the knee or elbow
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkilihia tinae
adjective a stomach distended by gas
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarkmaalava
the fatty part of the turtle
bookmarkmaanetonu
adjective act cautiously
bookmarkmaaniha
adjective strongly desirous of
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkmau
adjective to finish defecating
bookmarkme hagasili
a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkngae
mollusk
bookmarkngalue de gauvae
dislocated jaw
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarknguu
adjective a faint sound, like humming
bookmarkniigoi
verb wind around (of a rope, etc.)
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarksaavale ina
fish or meat which is watery in textureand bad-tasting
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarkse aha au naa
you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree
bookmarkse me pilo aha
don’t bother
bookmarkseni
sii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksilivaahea
wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksobo
adjective rise up (as the sun), get up, jump up
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
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togo dahi
first
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
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uhado
large white worm species
bookmarkuso
umbilical cord
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