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adaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhooholo
verb
kaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
magi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknengenenge
ngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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