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aahee laa
which were those
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkahangi
noun lagoon
bookmarkaloha iho
noun self-love
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkbaadunga
noun punishment
bookmarkbedage
verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkdaa de alelo
cluck one’s tongue
bookmarkdaa hatau
verb beat unmercifully
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdagilanea
adjective each having a lot
bookmarkdahuli de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkdama doe
noun the fourth child born to a couple
bookmarkdanuaa sili
adjective good enough
bookmarkdauaalu
verb always borrowing or begging
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdulagi ange
look like
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkduu-hakaa
noun fishsp. (var. of duubaeao)
bookmarkduula
noun the direction from which the wind blows
bookmarkedee maua
impossible
bookmarkgabou
noun fishsp.: scad
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgede hadu
noun
a type of basket
gumedi vai solo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhadi aho
adjective
hagaadugau
verb arrange things in a row or line
bookmarkhagadae
verb to give a hand net to
bookmarkhagadahi
verb a counting system for days, based on the lunar phases
bookmarkhagadauaadea
verb to clear out a place
bookmarkhagadubu o de adu
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagasaalunga ange
call (someone) by the name of his name-group
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhakino gee
filthy,disgusting
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhellumi de henua
mass confusion or panic
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhoa
noun side (of humans), below the hips
bookmarkholi
shape of, form of
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklaagau-bala-uda
noun driftwoodsp. (very soft)
bookmarkllimu
noun a small honu
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkloigulu
type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaava
yawn
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi ilihia
adjective gastritis (having one’s stomach full of gas)
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malo-ngiso
noun
driftwoodsp.
malumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanga
noun a branch, part of (something havingcoordinate parts)
bookmarkmanu noodagi
noun a plant which has been noodagi
bookmarkmaoha saele
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmmala luu mada
stinging of one’s eyes (e.g., from salt water)
bookmarkmmasi
adjective the ripened condition of the fruit of the pandanus (when the keys begin to fall)
bookmarkmmea be se gaagose
redhot (literally)
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkngadi hanonga
a useless journey
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngahui
noun
tens of coconuts
ngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarknoho ai
occupy or live in (a place)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarksabeeloi
verb
wrap up (something) hastily
saesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksavali
hungry
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarksii
adjective a stream or jet of water; dysentery
bookmarksseu
push violently
bookmarkuludino
shed skin (as reptiles do)
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