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anei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkbuu-kangi-de-muli
noun mollusk sp.: cymatiidae spp., also bursa bubo
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdaavalo
adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdahu
verb start a fire (or an engine); build a fire
bookmarkdai hiigai
adjective hungry
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdee tala mai!
don’t tell me
bookmarkdenei sili
this is enough
bookmarkdili dangada
adjective to fail to discharge one’s obligations to help (esp. one’s kin)
bookmarkdoli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkdolo bala
verb to climb a coconut tree without using a rope (on one’s hands or feet) for assistance
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkgaasia
noun coralsp.: (looks like a flower)
bookmarkgalavagu
noun spongesp.
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgau-me
noun gill (of a fish)
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgili hau
noun the inner bark of the hibiscus
bookmarkgili ulunga
noun pillowcase
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgu hagaola loo
just missed catching
bookmarkgubu madila
noun a joint of bamboo
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagaboongia
verb remain somewhere until dark
bookmarkhagadubu gina
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagaholi
verb begin to form (something)
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagaioo
verb cause to give
bookmarkhagalongaa
adjective <= hagalongoaa>
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagassoga
verb
hai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhaigabungi
adjective act strangely, act shyly
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhela
verb spread one’s legs (esp. a woman in the act of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkholau
canoe house
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkii ange
increase
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklava hadu
noun leader (between fishing line and hook)
bookmarkllimu
noun a small honu
bookmarklobadia mai
to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)
bookmarklodo a gauligi
adjective immature (in personality); vulnerable to having one’s feelings easily hurt
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmagi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmanga lua tae
noun cleft in the buttocks
bookmarkmasugi
adjective having a hole, pierced
bookmarkme hagaodi
noun last one
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmmala
bitter; sour; unlucky
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmogobuna
noun grandchild,descendant of
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoni kalo
noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkngu te
niho gaina
noun teeth with cavities
bookmarknoho lalo
adjective overloaded (almost to the point of sinking)
bookmarkodi mai (adu, ange)
all (e.g., have come)
bookmarkpaa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarksahe
noun any material used to absorb a menstrual flow
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksauligi
noun a type of adze (with a rotatable head)
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarkseni
sleep
bookmarksigidaumaha
verb collection (in church),offering(in church), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarksio
noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarktangaho
noun liver
bookmarkvalea
moldy; to have been in place for a long time
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