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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkabongi
adjective capsize
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbasa hagamalaia
adjective to curse (someone)
bookmarkbii o madahasi
a certain kind of phosphorescence in seawater at night
bookmarkbili
adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkboo i lalo o tangada
the last days of a person’s life
bookmarkbuli
verb grab up
bookmarkdaaia
verb wash clothes completely; scoop upcompletely
bookmarkdaamadaa-sele
noun insectsp.: waterbug
bookmarkdaava
verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdao
noun a method of calculating the relative maturity of coconuts by comparing the size of the upper (immature) ones on the tree with the lower (mature) ones; the second of a pair (e.g., dao dogai)
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdoo ade
doo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkduu baeao
noun piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduu de --
adjective having plenty of
bookmarkduulale
noun a type of game
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgaime
verb eat (intransitive)
bookmarkgavage
adjective
give or bring up
gave ala
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgida ma gida
each individual...
bookmarkgideu
noun plantsp.: fern sp.
bookmarkhaaele sala
verb spoil (children), bring up (children) badly
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagaalo-uli
verb cause to be dark (of fully mature coconutmeat)
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagamaaiongi
adjective depressed (mentally); unable to think,move, or talk (as a result of psychic depression or trauma)
bookmarkhagasaangia
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai me dagi
work slowly
bookmarkhai me hebagi
be on the point of fighting
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkholi
adjective shape of,form of
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
kini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarklabaai
verb the confluence, on the reef, of a big wave and the backwash
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklangi maadolu
noun heavy rain
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarkllea
adjective
say loudly
maamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmada mmea
dark red
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalo haahine
adjective a dress (female clothing)
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmolo
verb to make a knot of hair
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarknguu
squid
bookmarknohu
noun fishsp.: stone-fish
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarksaavale
verb spit,drool,sputum
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksolo
verb grate, make into small pieces
bookmarksomo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarktama hagai
poor fellow!
bookmarktao o de me holu
noun arrow
bookmarkvvala
a piercingly bright light; the cutting of a fast canoe through the water
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