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aahee naa
then what (distant future)
bookmarkalaa ange
and those there
bookmarkbaalanga tugi
noun nail (of metal)
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbasa pada
adjective speak harshly
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdaaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdalebu
verb turbulent (air or seas)
bookmarkdama de gaehala
noun a raincloud (dropping its rain) seen in the distance
bookmarkdama gaiaa
adjective
to hangaround someone’s house in theexpectation of being served food
damana
noun father (formal)
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdangada ssigo
noun clever person
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdau
pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)
bookmarkdau ngaadahi
adjective equally apportioned
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
adjective bad-mannered
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduu-uli
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgabetili
parent-in-law
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkgannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkgava-dea
reef heron - white phase
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgoonanga
noun a record set by an individual (or team)
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkhadi bala
adjective to rely on others for the things one should provide for oneself
bookmarkhagaava
verb relieve
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagahoohanga
verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a placefor their nesting
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagammae lodo
insult (someone)
bookmarkhagasau madangi
verb to be exposed to the wind
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhakide
verb to reveal oneself to someone (of a ghost); to show (familiarize with)
bookmarkhanga-mea
noun
haunu
verb <= hagaunu>
bookmarkhegide mada
adjective early morning, before daybreak (when one can just barely recognize a person)
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhhali gee
scoop out
bookmarkhhanga
verb split open, open up, or separate, all at once
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkiainei donu
right now
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkkeli
adjective root around (disturbing the coral layer of a yard by shuffling, or by pawing the ground)
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarklludu
verb take all (of something)
bookmarklo te hebagi
during the war
bookmarkmaadau iganibongi
noun a type of fishhook (biggest, for iganibongi fishing)
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun labia (vulva)
bookmarkmalo haahine
adjective a dress (female clothing)
bookmarkmao lunga
adjective high,high-ranking
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
mounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmuaamoni
a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmuu
adjective utter (words or sounds), reply (tosomeone)
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngudu leia
be the object of continual gossip
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarksagana
verb watch carefully, keep an eye on
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksali loimada
adjective to tear1 (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksomo
noun sprouting coconut; white meat of a sprouting coconut
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
bookmarksugi-laagoo
goatfish
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
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