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adu laa
after tomorrow
bookmarkaha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkbalu daaea
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkdaalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdagamanga
noun path, route
bookmarkdalia
adjective tired
bookmarkdenga daanunga
noun graves
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdogi hoda
noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkduu taua
outbreak of war
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkgaadinga hai ngadi ubu
coconut with a shell of a size appropriate for use as a cooking vessel
bookmarkgaime
verb eat (intransitive)
bookmarkgano niho
gums of mouth
bookmarkhaanau
verb born, be
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
noun a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkhedogi
noun the sound of tapping
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarklaomalie
adjective big
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkllava
finished (pl.); wealthy (pl.); wrap (independent form); meat or fish (for a meal)
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmadumadua
malo aahine
noun dress
bookmarkmalua
noun female genital area
bookmarkmanuhi
noun hemorrhage
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmatoloia
a type of prepared food made from dried breadfruit
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuna pada
harsh words
bookmarknabe
to look under the waistband or belt
bookmarksenga manu
stupid (like an animal)
bookmarksio
waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarksolovaani
thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)
bookmarksomo boi
grow abnormally (having defects)
bookmarksomo dae
fully mature coconut apple
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarktangada mange
now you’ve done it!
bookmarktangaho
noun liver
bookmarktao tangada
to immerse a person in medication
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
bookmarkvalagei
whip black coral
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