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aamuli
noun descendants (in all inferior generations)
bookmarkabo donu
aha bagua
noun driftwood sp. (resembles bagua)
bookmarkalaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkalo maliae
noun coconut meat (fully mature) of good quality for eating
bookmarkaloage
aude haia
no kidding
bookmarkbasa gi lunga
speak loudly
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdaumaha daamada
noun the morning prayer service (before the major church service)
bookmarkdavage
noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)
bookmarkdelaa tee madea
hard to tellapart from; resemble closely
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
anything sticky which pulls apart likejelly (applied to certain kinds of seacucumbers, etc.)
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaa lava
and then
bookmarkgali ange
wound around or tied or fastened very tightly
bookmarkgatae
fishing net (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgave ua loa
a long-distance footrace
bookmarkgea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgiebu
noun plantsp.: spiderlily(hymenocallis littoralis (jacq.) salisb.)
bookmarkgini manu
verb pick flowers
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaangoda mada aasanga
to fish for labelabe
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadi bodo
noun breaking of waves at short intervals
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagabido
verb
carrying (two persons), with each person carrying an end
hagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadau vaasuu
adjective be attracted to or like each other(of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagaeidu
verb treat as an eidu
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagalleo
verb to produce many sounds
bookmarkhagasaohia
verb make oneself available
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhagasegea
verb let slip or slide
bookmarkhagatugu tai
adjective ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai gi de mahi
do or take by force,rape
bookmarkhakide gee
spoil (a child)
bookmarkhaunu
verb <= hagaunu>
bookmarkhoosenga
adjective shy,embarrassed,bashful
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
kabi
verb tight (of clothes),stuffed
bookmarklaagau aalo saelenga
noun thatch rafters on the ends of a house
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklleu luu mada
swelling of the eyes (after crying)
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarkmaalamangia
verb illuminated (by having light shined upon it)
bookmarkmadaa gai
noun firstfruits
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmagua
adjective thieving
bookmarkmahagi
adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)
bookmarkmalau age
free of hardship (after having had it)
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmasagi
a dance (an ancient type)
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkmaua
verb to be able to
bookmarkmmene ono me
to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarksaa
noun a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaagahinoa
noun fishsp. (= small saabudu)
bookmarksali gee
flow away
bookmarksee
adjective
barely, just barely
sugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarkudua
promontory, peninsula
bookmarkulumonu
porpoise
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