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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkabasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkadaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
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midomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
mogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
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