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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkabasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
manu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkmodomodo
moomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
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