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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaloage
baageaa ange
attracted to
bookmarkbaalasi de ada
to take a picture
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbido abongi
capsize eventually
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbuusagi
verb an eddy caused by a current
bookmarkdaa age
go toward land (from the lagoon)
bookmarkdaa de alelo
cluck one’s tongue
bookmarkdaa taahili
adjective sing a melody
bookmarkdaina ahine
noun sisters
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
daogoli
noun plantsp.: swamptaro(cyrtosperma chamissonis), also the corm of this plant
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdiba
noun portion, share (of something); part (of something); fraction (in arithmetic)
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdilimangali
verb
to catch flying fish
doi-lesi
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
dolo bala
verb to climb a coconut tree without using a rope (on one’s hands or feet) for assistance
bookmarkduilaa
verb to be unable to attract members of the opposite sex
bookmarkduu kolu
adjective stand bracing oneself
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkgaasia
noun coralsp.: (looks like a flower)
bookmarkgadunga
noun fire-plow
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgasogo
verb to have sexual pleasure (of males only) either by intercourse, or by regarding a naked woman
bookmarkgave ua podo
geesaama
noun outrigger cross boom (of a canoe)
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkhadu muna
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
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hagalaagii
verb
decorate, adorn; ornament
hagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagamadua
verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhakaa tuai
adjective to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhakino gee
filthy,disgusting
bookmarkhale i lodo
noun ribcage, thoraciccavity
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkhaunu
verb <= hagaunu>
bookmarkhhali lo te laagau
a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhulo saaele
verb wander around
bookmarkigauli
noun fishsp.: tang (2 sorts)
bookmarklangadala tohi
noun
a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind
legia
noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)
bookmarkllibo ange luu vae
run
bookmarkloada
noun sputum
bookmarklodo senga
adjective to have unrealistic self-confidence (e.g., in one’s capacity to do something impossible); to be foolishly desirous (of the impossible)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmadaaolo
noun capital of
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmadania teu ngaloto
noun middle finger
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkme bouli
noun the deepest part of the lagoon
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmoni dui
noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarkngaio-golai
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkosia
verb taken for planting
bookmarkpaa i tua tinae
have an empty stomach
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksiba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarksomo dae
fully mature coconut apple
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