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aha laa
I wonder why
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbalu
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbe...be
either...or
bookmarkbongaa manu
noun large, exposed roots (e.g., of the breadfruit tree)
bookmarkbuge
noun a bump on a tree trunk
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activites, religious activities
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdagu age
say out loud
bookmarkdahido lima
noun upper arm
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkdanu bela
adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)
bookmarkdaunadi
unclassified would it be better if (implyingdisagreement)...
bookmarkde heduu o taiao
noun morningstar
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genetalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkduha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkdui mamu
noun a string of fish
bookmarkdungagi
verb nod (one’s head)
bookmarkgaavadu
verb give
bookmarkgaini
noun any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgubu madila
noun a joint of bamboo
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhaelu
verb var. of hailu
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
verb chase each other
bookmarkhagadoe
verb put aside, leave for later, conserve
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagaholi
verb begin to form (something)
bookmarkhagamaadau
noun barb
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hai me dua nnui
do violently
bookmarkhano i luu moana
die (a person)
bookmarkhaula
verb set on fire
bookmarkhedangisi
verb make a noise by scraping things together, e.g. the grinding sound of jaws
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkinaho
noun a school consisting of a certain reef fish sp. (laumele)
bookmarkkaba
adjective do prematurely
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarklaagau lui
noun a cross (e.g., of wood)
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklaamaloo
noun a divination result indicating bad fortune
bookmarklama
a dry coconut leaf
bookmarklanga de gauanga
to lift up the leg of an opponent in wrestling
lodo baageaa
adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarkloua ama
verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and the adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaalioso
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmagulu
adjective defeated
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmesde-gelee
noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmogobuna
noun grandchild,descendant of
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarkniho ngalo
molar teeth, wisdom teeth
bookmarkniho ngalo
noun molarteeth, wisdomteeth
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarkse aha goe
you’re a nobody
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
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