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aalo dahi
verb do at one time
bookmarkaduhale
adjective village, compound (aggregation of houses); go from house to house
bookmarkalaa ange huu
that there
anaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbau iho
adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)
bookmarkboaa
verb be caught in a storm
bookmarkbopobo
adjective deteriorated
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkdaa de hia
what time is it
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdahi i daho dangada
very popular
bookmarkdala
verb tell, say to, relate
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdao hadu
verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdelaa ai huu
that was it (as before)
bookmarkdele de longo
spread news or rumors
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdola
adjective erection (of penis)
bookmarkdona
verb wart,mole (raised)
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdonu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkduasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkduu keli
adjective firmly in place,earnestly
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgalo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkgalo hagalegunga
adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way
bookmarkgana
noun bad person
bookmarkgannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkgannui ngadaa
adjective a coconut which has less gannui than would be expected at its stage of maturity
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaalo
verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagabiiginga
noun way of making sticky
bookmarkhagadahea
verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe
bookmarkhagadau tugi
adjective punch each other
bookmarkhagadeai
verb cause to become non-existent
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagaeligi
verb treat as an eligi
bookmarkhagahaanau
verb to help to deliver a child (as a midwife does)
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai me
industrious
bookmarkhai mee
industrious
bookmarkhhali gee
scoop out
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhoolu
noun prow (bottom part)
bookmarkhuaa me
noun a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing
bookmarkhuna me
adjective a habitual thief
bookmarki dahi me
each, apiece
bookmarkkala
adjective fragrance (esp. of food)
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
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lodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarkluu mada
noun face (of a person)
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmadala mai
get free, be loose; in bloom
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot (weather)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmaunusi
adjective pulled out,removed (by pulling out)
bookmarkme hagaahulu
noun prepared food
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmogo
noun coconutapple (young and edible)
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngii
verb a high-pitched sound
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarkni aha
what are these
bookmarkoluu
pronoun your (plural; for plural noun)
bookmarkpono
verb to close
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarkse ungaa husi gee
do something different from thatwhich was intended
bookmarksiga de mamu
an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)
bookmarkssele i de niho
damn it!
bookmarksui
change, replace
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