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aahulu
verb to leave food cooking overnight
bookmarkaalohi modu
noun lagoonward of the islets of the atoll
bookmarkadi longo
adjective to tattle
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkanei muhuu
how about these
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkdaagina
verb towing; dragging
bookmarkdaane hai moni
sailor,seaman
bookmarkdabui
verb to splash water on something with the hand
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdagi gee
lead away from
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdanu bela
adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)
bookmarkdau namu
noun mosquitonet
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdee galemu
never mind, don’t bother
bookmarkdemeenaa
that one where you are
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
denaa maa
that is about (approximately)
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdoli
verb to obtain as many as one can; to defeatall comers
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduu kolu
adjective stand bracing oneself
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkga hia
how many will it be
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkgasia
verb worthwhile,important,valuable
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
noun fishsp.: unicornfish
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkhagaali
verb to mention or expose something just enough so that the remainder is obvious
bookmarkhagabuulinga
noun group of animate things
bookmarkhagadonu muna
adjective act as an interpreter
bookmarkhagadubu o manu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagamahana
verb heat
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagapale
verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against
bookmarkhagatau
verb arrange (in order), a program; name one after another; refuse to do one’s part because of someone else’s actions
bookmarkhai soa
friendship
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhaoli
verb cover up
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkheiangi
adjective smart, intelligent, clever
bookmarkhua nnui
adjective having large fruit or nuts (of trees)
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklanibene
adjective separation in coconut oil (when it is aging)
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmadohi
adjective middle (of something long and thin),halfway; to have gone halfway, to reach the halfway point
bookmarkmagona
adjective extraordinary,outstanding,unusual
bookmarkmahedua
noun sneeze
bookmarkmainu
noun bait (on the hook)
bookmarkmalo haahine
adjective a dress (female clothing)
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmangoo-biho-lua
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmouli
verb to live; be alive
bookmarknabe
verb to hook under the waistband or belt
bookmarkngali
grind
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarkodea
adjective noon, midday
bookmarkoia
adjective a sound used to communicate the tiredness of the speaker, or that the speaker recognizes his mistake
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
sege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarkseni tao
sleep soundly
bookmarksigi de hagahala
collection (in church), offering (in chrch), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarksii tae
adjective diarrhea which escapes without onerealizing (caused by eating oily fish)
bookmarksinga mai (adu, ange)
come carrying
bookmarkssanu
lick
bookmarkssema
jellyfish species
bookmarkssigo
clever, a fast learner; catch on to, understand
bookmarktagudai
noun coast, shoreline
bookmarktainaahine gauligi
noun younger sister
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarkunumanga
drinking party
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