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aha nei
let’s (now)
bookmarkbasa dau donu
speak moderately
bookmarkbaua
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdahea gi lalo
sink (completely)
bookmarkdalaa
noun (small) piece of, part of
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdao hagamaadau
noun a spear with a barb
bookmarkdee dolia
verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdiba
adjective not level, tipped to one side
bookmarkduba
noun land crab sp. (small)
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkduulagi
verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)
bookmarkeligi
adjective
chief of the island ()
gage de henua
invade
bookmarkgamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
ganaudogo
noun
an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat
gauvae
noun jaw; a set of false teeth
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgenu
verb a movement of the hips, as in the act of sexual intercourse
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhadu mada
noun eyeball
bookmarkhagaasanga
verb to create aasanga
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagadubu o de moe
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagamaalama
verb brighten,illuminate
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhai bao
verb divided into compartments
bookmarkhai daina
adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhaonga i ode
noun urethra
bookmarkhhali gee
scoop out
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhhao
verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)
bookmarkhoa lalo
noun anvil; or other hard object (such as astone) on which something can be struckhard; mortar stone
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklanga de moana
becoming stormy (of the sea)
bookmarklavasi
noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarkma te
ma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadalua maa lima
number twenty five
bookmarkmago
adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanu hao vai
noun a bottle (of glass)
bookmarkme ssalu lau
a scraper for leaves
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkngani
adjective going around in a complete circle (likea belt)
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarknnadu
verb to receive a shock (as when hit, or by an explosion)
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknoho dau donu
sit quietly
bookmarknooligi
noun a small knife
bookmarkoa
noun gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkodaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkoho mai
come early
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkoso
verb smell (something) by sniffing,kiss(polynesian style)
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarksabalia
verb be in a situation in which saba1
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarkse ungaa husi gee
do something different from thatwhich was intended
bookmarkseguli
numeral hundreds of thousands
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksingano
the flower of a pandanus tree
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarktama
noun child
bookmarktigo
defecate
bookmarktoogili
adjective wrinkly
bookmarkuli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
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