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abongi
adjective capsize
bookmarkago i me
copy, imitate
bookmarkalo-uli
adjective dark color (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkaovaa
noun hour
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkdaa hagapodo
verb
daahanga ange
give pleasure to someone by giving himsomething
bookmarkdaemaha
adjective heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdao hagaahulu
verb to leave an earth oven covered, even after the food is cooked
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally stretched (of two or more ropes)
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkduu gaso
adjective vertical,straight up and down
bookmarkgabou
noun fishsp.: scad
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgaleva
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgammenge-olomanga
noun mollusksp.: thais armigera
bookmarkgano dea
noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgoloa baalanga
noun metal-working tools
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagadalea
verb
make someone tired
hagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadiingia saele
verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays
bookmarkhagailonga
noun fishsp. : damselfish
bookmarkhagasae gili
verb pierce the skin superficially
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhagasogoisi
verb
hai maa
relationship of spouse’s sibling to sibling’s spouse
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity; ’the activity which is not taught’
bookmarkhebaa
adjective be close
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhhedu
verb fold up (several folds), roll up
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkhonga iainei
at this time,these days
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship)
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkaso
adjective
narrow
kena
adjective pale; whitish-yellow
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarklale
noun fishsp. (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklau tulugi
a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava
bookmarklodo mao lalo
characteristically hagamao lalo; self-effacing, meek in spirit
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaadau mangoo
noun a type of fishhook (for sharks)
bookmarkmaangalo
sweet
bookmarkmada nnui
adjective having big holes (or entrances, etc.)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmadegi
adjective be jerked
bookmarkmadohi iho
adjective to reach halfway down
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmainu daodao
manavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanenga
noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)
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manu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmau goloa
rich in material possessions
bookmarkme dili dai
any current which flows away from the atoll
bookmarkme naa gi...
I wish that...
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarkodi/b
adjective gone, finished, usedup
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkpoo ange
touch (someone or something with the hand)
bookmarksebu
adj seen on the surface of the sea from time to time
bookmarksiga
verb
to make a fire with a fire plow; to make a net with a net needle spool
silisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksugulu
noun school
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