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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkaasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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