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aamua
adjective high-ranking
bookmarkau dili dai
an ocean current flowing away from land
bookmarkbadodi gee
to jerk violently
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkbuni ange
agree with; join, close up (something, e.g., a hole); close up to
bookmarkdaa de gaehala
to swing a jump rope made of gaehala
bookmarkdagahia de agau
reef which has been trampled previously by lobster hunters (and therefore is poor for lobstering)
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activites, religious activities
bookmarkdagodo gee (ma)
another thing altogether;different (from); recuperating (after an illness)
bookmarkdalaa mada
noun <= dalaa umada>
bookmarkdangi buada
adjective the noise made by a fast-moving projectile
bookmarkdau laohie
verb dry season
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdaumada
verb stare at,observe closely
bookmarkdeai me ao ai
useless
bookmarkdee manava age
do earnestly
bookmarkdenaa ange naa
about that
duasala
adjective hardship,difficulty
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
dungagi ange
nod one’s head toward (to beckon orindicate agreement, etc.)
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkelunga
noun top of, the position over (something)
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galeva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgalo ahi
verb sparks
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgili langi
verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgoosuu
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
noun cushionstarfish
bookmarkhagabudu me
adjective selfish
bookmarkhagadagodo gee ina
change
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamanavasaa
risky, dangerous
bookmarkhagaoda
noun a type of prepared food (a kind of dalogo made without water)
bookmarkhale maadenga
noun mortuary house
bookmarkhallaba
noun the base of a palm frond spine; rifle
bookmarkhanu me
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkhuaa me
noun a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkkaba donu
wait!
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklabua gee lodo
to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklangona iho maahana
feel punished or victimized
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarkllimu
noun a small honu
bookmarklodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkma
a measure of the quantity of flying fish (ssave) caught (by hundreds): e.g., dolu ma ’three hundred flying fish’
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmadaala
adjective able to remain awake for a long time
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmaingaa
adjective miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalau
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkmalogu
verb <= ngalogu>
bookmarkmami
noun papaya; papaya tree
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmanu-de-bua
noun birdsp.: sacredkingfisher (halcyon sancta) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmaunga
noun way of becoming accustomed to
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarkngaio
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkngau hala
bite someone
bookmarkodaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarkolo
noun beach
bookmarkpena
verb take precautions
bookmarkpili
adjective boring
bookmarksali ssavale
salivate
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarksauligi
a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarkseni gi de ao
sleep late (into daytime)
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
bookmarkvasu ai
like it
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