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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
bala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
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dulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarklaulau
lili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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