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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkabaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkabuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
dee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
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
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
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