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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalaa ange
and those there
bookmarkalohaai
verb love intensely
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkbangi dua beau
a certain way of pinching with the fingers
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbidoa
verb lift or hold one end of something
bookmarkbiigonga
noun a curve, way of being bent
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbuugunga
noun conformation of a bugu
bookmarkdaabeduge saele
adjective to bat around
bookmarkdaaea
noun fishsp.: snapper (= large babudaea)
bookmarkdaahaa
dagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdenaa loo
that was the one
bookmarkdili dangada
adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
duunga gima
noun half of a clam shell
bookmarkgahuduna
noun ridgepole cover
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgide eidu
verb to see a vision, hallucinate
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgolomagi
verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhaele
verb bringup (children), discipline (children)
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagaau gee
bashful, shy (timid about attendingsocial affairs), timid
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagadegi
verb praise (god only)
bookmarkhagamabu
verb die (euphemistic); take a break
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhagauu
verb suckle,nurse (feed milk)
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhai bao
verb divided into compartments
bookmarkhai gai
adjective prepared food; cook food
bookmarkhaingaa me
noun work requiring a large work force
bookmarkhakohu luu mada
squint (eyes),frown
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhoda
verb carve out, drill out; eat out the insides of (as does a rat)
bookmarkholiage
verb go about something in a complete circle
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkkona iho
adjective be too much for one
bookmarklausamua
verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklludu
verb take all (of something)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmadala mai
get free, be loose; in bloom
bookmarkmagau de lima
a paralyzed arm
bookmarkmagulu
adjective defeated
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkmanu ea
noun coralhead (at or broaching the surface of the water)
bookmarkmaoli
a suspicion which proves to be true
bookmarkme duu
clitoris
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmoolau huu
punctual
bookmarkmuna daemaha
noun words which hurt
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarkniho kangi
noun tusk
bookmarkono
noun fishsp.: barracuda
bookmarkpono age de manava
be unable to breathe
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksalu mai
make smaller by planing or scraping
bookmarksauligi
noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarksobaga
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
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