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aausa
verb wake (of a ship)
bookmarkagilau
verb pugnacious
bookmarkaloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkanumanga
noun dancing party
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
bunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkdaahili daumaha
adjective a church song
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdama hodooligi
noun
children of the chief
dangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdaohi i tua
learn by heart
bookmarkdauleelage
noun fishsp.: blenny
bookmarkdenei loo
this is it at last
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdoo ade
doo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarkeba
noun a sleeping mat (child’s)
bookmarkgahoo
verb wear
bookmarkgahuduna
noun ridgepole cover
bookmarkgai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkganomada
noun eye
bookmarkgau bini baalanga
an iron rod
bookmarkgavage
adjective
give or bring up
gave
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkgiba
verb swelling of the testicles
bookmarkhaa manu
noun the young (of an animal) born at the same time (e.g., a litter, etc.); the offspring of (sharing the characteristics of)
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhaau
verb suckle (at the breast)
bookmarkhagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagadaguu
noun a small axe, hatchet
bookmarkhagadegelia
verb
hagaholau
verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard as fast as possible
bookmarkhagaoda
noun a type of prepared food (a kind of dalogo made without water)
bookmarkhai de gubenga
to use a gubenga for fishing
bookmarkhai me galasi
to steal after having sort of asked for
bookmarkhaonga i ode
noun urethra
bookmarkhinangalomalie
adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world
bookmarkhodo
noun the spine of the stingray
bookmarkhonu-uda
noun insectsp. (small and turtle-like)
bookmarkkana mai
watch your step around me
bookmarkkii
verb move away
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarkkumi tangi
adjective to control one’s crying
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarkllao
verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole
bookmarkllimu
noun a small honu
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
longo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarkmaahe
adjective decrease (in strength, rate of growth, etc.)
bookmarkmadannia
noun finger
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmahi bodo
adjective easily tired
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmaido
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmalala
noun charcoal
bookmarkmalogu
verb <= ngalogu>
bookmarkmanava i lunga
manu hao vai
noun a bottle (of glass)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkme hagasili
noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarkme tao
dye
bookmarkmmogo
verb insist upon
bookmarkngaoloa
verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngole age
use smallest first
bookmarkoho boo
adjective to oho while still dark
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes insheet metal)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksaga
adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksigi de hagahala
collection (in church), offering (in chrch), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarksila
verb look for
bookmarksili gee
standout from (others in a group) indistance or height
bookmarksou
verb a gust of wind
bookmarkubu hhoa
type of prepared food dish made from taro cooked in a half coconut shell
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvaiduu
lazy
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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