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aalanga
noun member (of the body, a house, etc.)
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkalo-mea
adjective reddish color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkaude haia
no kidding
bookmarkbaageaa iho
adjective weakening (becoming weaker)
bookmarkbaalasi ange
compete hard against (as in team sports)
bookmarkbeluu
noun lizard; gecko
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbuni lunga ma lalo
a pitch black night
bookmarkdaane gasia
noun a person who is useful to others
bookmarkdaholaa/a
noun december
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdama doe
noun the fourth child born to a couple
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdauulu
verb verdant (indicating growing well)
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
didianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdiinonga eidu
adjective an idol representing a spirit
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
doa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkduu mmea
sea cucumber species
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaha paa
adjective a coconut with a small kernel
bookmarkgai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgaime
verb eat (intransitive)
bookmarkgavange
adjective
give or bring to (someone)
goloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhaanau ssene
adjective yield interest
bookmarkhaele sala
adjective spoil (children), bringup (children) badly
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagalaagii
verb
decorate, adorn; ornament
hagalaangaa
verb teach to plait (mats, etc.)
bookmarkhagallogo
verb chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamalibi
verb rush,speed up
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhai sala
adjective mistake,error
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhonu tolo
noun a turtle of the largest size
bookmarkhonumia
verb filled with
bookmarkhua bugaliaa
hue
noun plantsp.: vine sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkkangi baasi lua
double-edged
bookmarklaosedi
noun seawater
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklugu me
adjective having a tendency to take by force
bookmarkmaanetonu
adjective act cautiously
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
bookmarkmadaala
adjective able to remain awake for a long time
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmahulu
noun wakefulness
bookmarkmalaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmasugi
adjective having a hole, pierced
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkmulegi
show off (in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkngae
noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarkoluu
pronoun your (plural; for plural noun)
bookmarksai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarksavala
adjective interested in, enjoys
bookmarkse hia
just how many
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarkseni
sii valavala
spray
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