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amuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
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hagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
malo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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