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aduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
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bebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
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bonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhooholo
verb
igauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarklaulau
lele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
mainu daodao
malalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
ngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
uaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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