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alodahi hugadoo
everything, everybody, each and every
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaleao
noun fish sp., milkfish
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkdalia
adjective tired
bookmarkduubaa
noun one half of an oyster shell
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarke hia
how much
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gadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkganae oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgapese
a method of pole fishing at night (on the seaward reef)
bookmarkgaso
roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)
bookmarkgavia
crazy person; insane person,
bookmarkgubu lima
hand, wrist
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahana iho
verb record for a little while
bookmarkhagahula
the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhevaalogi
the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
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laaningi
noun sleeveless shirt
bookmarklai
noun forehead
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarkllava
finished (pl.); wealthy (pl.); wrap (independent form); meat or fish (for a meal)
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkluu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa ono
number sixteen
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkme hagaahulu
prepared food
bookmarkme holu
noun bow
bookmarkmuna e basa ange ai
noun answer
bookmarkmuna pada
harsh words
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarknuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkono
barracuda
bookmarksaa
a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaalinga
noun street; road
bookmarksali ssaavale
verb salivate
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktainadaane
noun brother
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
bookmarkvelo de hagasii
a type of game
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