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anei nei
these now
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdahi-malali
time noun the first number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
madamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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