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aahu
adjective the intense pain resulting from having one’s skin punctured by a poisonous fish
bookmarkbaalanga
noun
metal (any kind)
baasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbee
noun flatus, the sound of flatulence
bookmarkbolo iho
adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another
bookmarkbongaa hala
noun any long and hollow object (e.g., a pipe or a hose)
bookmarkbuugunga
noun conformation of a bugu
bookmarkdaa iho
adjective go toward the lagoon (from land)
bookmarkdaalinga
noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)
bookmarkdaalonga
noun a wound on the body
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdagodo adu
appear there (from here)
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdangada baoa
noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore
bookmarkdauleelage
noun fishsp.: blenny
bookmarkdelaa naa ()
that there will be it (will that be it)
bookmarkdena
that
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdilo gaiaa
verb sneak a look
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdoga
noun a (live) coral formation
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdoo lalo
verb unsuccessful
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduuli
verb surround
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgaibea lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgalo de laa
the reddish sky at sunset
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabulumau
adjective watch your step climbing
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagamau
verb to strive to become acquainted with
bookmarkhagammahi
verb persevere, try hard to
bookmarkhagapago iho
adjective to descend suddenly
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhai de hagamaanadu
remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)
bookmarkhai soa
friendship
bookmarkhaigamaiana
adjective effective,useful,worthwhile,important
bookmarkhale hadu
noun a house of brick or cement construction
bookmarkhili gee
sortout from; setaside (be chosen from a group)
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkii iho
adjective smaller, lesser (in rank, importance,strength, development, etc.)
bookmarklaangai laamaleu
noun a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping but not biting
bookmarkloomai
adjective
come or go (toward the speaker)
luu oluu
pronoun your (plural; for dual noun)
bookmarkmaalie ange
a little later
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmada nuui
adjective dark green in color
bookmarkmadangi
noun air
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmagini
adjective a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknebu ange
adjective to perceive that others are occupied
bookmarkngadi daumaha
adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngole iho
adjective to use the biggest first
bookmarknoho hagamaaiongi
adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
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