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abongi
adjective capsize
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
baa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkbiigia
verb be stuck to completely
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbunaa
noun the trail left behind a canoe paddle in the water (or a similar disturbance of the water)
bookmarkdaabeduge mai
bring a lot of
bookmarkdaangahulu dala buni
ten dollar bill
bookmarkdaasele
verb to swing a rope (in a jump rope game) so as to cause the jumper to trip
bookmarkdaatugu
verb to curse (someone)
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkdangalebu de moana
rough or choppy seas
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
daudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdee heloongoi
adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdingale
noun secretion of the genetalia (male or female); the milky sap on some pandanus plugs
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
dogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgaba
adjective flap (as wings)
bookmarkgaha
noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgauligi daane
noun male child,boy
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgoluu
pronoun you (dual)
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put someone into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadau doa
adjective to show one’s strength by doing something difficult
bookmarkhagamaa
verb to rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagatoo mua
verb take every possible precaution, insure
bookmarkhagavvale
verb spiritpossession
bookmarkhai ngaohie
adjective easy
bookmarkhai samu
verb to gossip
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhuda
noun
idi
verb to husk (a coconut) with one’s teeth
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarkllava
verb
finished
lodo degi
having a forgiving nature
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmaakau laa loo dangada
what a shame
bookmarkmadagauhala
noun the lower abdomen, crotch, pubic area
bookmarkmagi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalo maadolu
noun heavy clothing
bookmarkmanu
noun animal, plant, insect (excludes fish and humans)
bookmarkmanu-mmala
noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)
bookmarkmasaala
verb clear-headed
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoni kalo
noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkmusa
verb the sound of many little school fish feeding at the surface of the water
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarknau
noun plantsp. (the archaic name of manu-gaba-aasanga)
bookmarkngani adu
ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.
bookmarkngaue
adjective move (oneself), moved
bookmarknohoanga hodooligi
noun the place where the chief lives (at the moment)
bookmarkoho
verb to do something, or go somewhere, early in the morning
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarkttea
adjective white
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
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