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aha ai
what for
bookmarkahe ina
wind around completely once
bookmarkalaa ai
those only
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkalukaba
verb leave quickly (usually under duress)
bookmarkangi
verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkbaa sege
adjective carom off
bookmarkbaasi masui
adjective left side, left-handed
bookmarkbili makaga
love
bookmarkboogia mai
be caught doing something wrong
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdama iai
noun a person who has done somethingpraiseworthy
bookmarkdanu de laa
the setting of the sun
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
daudu
noun fishsp.: spinypuffer
bookmarkdiibuli
noun a doll representing a spirit
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdiinei mai
make smaller; decrease
bookmarkdogaa ange
feel shy in the presence of
bookmarkdoloinui
adjective
a hard lump inside a female’s stomach
doo
verb get down, get off; take up a stringfigure (from another’s hands); fall;plant (something); drop down
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduu hakaa
noun a piece of coconut husk
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkgada-laagau-ngaadai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkgede dua dahi
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgoo
noun taro spade
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagalloba ange
to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkhagaodea
the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhalaasola
noun mollusksp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkhano mouli
adjective disappear alive (esp. into another world)
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkhoosenga
adjective shy,embarrassed,bashful
bookmarkhua gulu
noun breadfruit (singular)
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklode
inside
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarklodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa dahi
number eleven
bookmarkmadaaolo
noun capital of
bookmarkmadamataia
verb inclined to be (or easily) mataia
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngadau iho
younger
bookmarkngole iho
adjective to use the biggest first
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarknoho senga (adu)
adjective be ignorant (of what is happening)
bookmarknooligi
a small knife
bookmarkoo iho (age)
adjective able to enter, going up (down)
bookmarksabalia
verb be in a situation in which saba1
bookmarksangatai
mollusk, Spondylus
bookmarkseedaa
noun october
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksiili
noun a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksoa hagaaloha
noun a good friend
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
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