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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkadu ange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkala galigi
noun a method of mat making
bookmarkalaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaalanga dua hale
metal roofing
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbini
verb braid (rope or hair, etc.), wrap with rope
bookmarkboo mai ange laa
the second night following
bookmarkdabagau
noun a type of floor mat
bookmarkdaelodo gi lunga
a large number of
bookmarkdaga holiage
verb surrounding area; tocut or make a ring around
bookmarkdagaa de maadau
to tie a leader to a fish hook
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdangii
noun fishsp. (= small valu)
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
dogoisi mai
adjective decreasing (in number)
bookmarkdoo de --
transfer of a string figure from hand to hand
bookmarkdoo de gulabe
prolapsed rectum
bookmarkdoo me
verb plant things
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
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
bookmarkgau
noun grouping (of people)
bookmarkgede aola
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgiado madua
noun main outrigger booms
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagadaahao ai
do something as though it were a game
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadubu gi se --
verb transfigure into a --
bookmarkhagaduuhuli
verb to create duuhuli
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagapuunia
verb add up (many things)
bookmarkhagasaalunga de langi
a member of the christian endeavor society
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhai taelodo
adjective obtain something in great number
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencil urchin
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkhilo
verb mix; braid strands of sennit
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkholadage
adjective laid out or spreadout all over
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmaaua
adjective poisoned (by food)
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmau goloa
adjective rich in material possessions
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
ngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkoa
gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkpale age (iho)
steer toward (away from) land
bookmarkpanava
noun scrotum (one side only)
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
saava
verb skinny,thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksaunoa
intensifier very
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksili
adjective drawing to an end
bookmarksongagi
noun a bad sort of person
bookmarktala
rough in texture (as perceived at one time)
bookmarkvasu ai
like it
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