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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhooholo
verb
ilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
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
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
moni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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