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baaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbae mamu
noun fish weir
bookmarkbolo ange
bequeath
bookmarkbusi
noun cat
bookmarkdaagina
verb towing; dragging
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdagihia
how many for each
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdala-galoi
noun fishsp.: puffer
bookmarkdane
verb a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)
bookmarkdangada gai dangada
cannibal
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
diidegaehala
noun the sixth child of a couple
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
dohu de gili
covered all over (skin) with
bookmarkdoo de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarkdua haangoda de boo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate forhaangoda de boo
bookmarkduadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkdulagi sala
adjective bad situation; presenting a poor appearance (esp. when ill)
bookmarkduu de --
make a string figure
bookmarkduu keli
adjective firmly in place,earnestly
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkgalemu
unclassified
galubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkgatae
fishing net (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgiado taelodo
noun the outrigger booms toward the center of the canoe
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagadotodi
verb walk with a limp (temporarily)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahidi i tege
to throw a wrestler using one’s hip
bookmarkhagallongo de lau nui
to obtain oracular information bylistening to the sounds made by coconut leaves
bookmarkhagamao lalo
verb humble,modest
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamuliagi
verb cause to be last
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhai de biho
act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhale denga manu
noun hive (house for animals)
bookmarkheiangi
adjective smart, intelligent, clever
bookmarkhenuu
verb a method of plaiting
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
iillangi
noun mollusksp.: conus litteratus
bookmarklaangai ngadi moana
a fishing condition in which tuna arebiting, but do not appear in schools
bookmarklabu manu
adjective to pet (pets, children, or a member of the opposite sex)
bookmarklodo gaiaa
adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarkmaadau daabasi
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmana
noun supernatural power
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmaua laa
nevermind
bookmarkme boogia e de eidu
a black spot on the skin (like a bruise) noticed after sleeping
bookmarkme dau
noun thing of importance,worthwhile
bookmarkme hagaahulu
noun prepared food
bookmarkme mmala
noun bile
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
moe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmuaamoni
noun a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmuli moni
noun stern
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngudu aahua
islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkoda
noun grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkpaa i tua tinae
have an empty stomach
bookmarkpono age de manava
be unable to breathe
bookmarksaahea
adjective be caught (esp. fish) and secured
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksaubaligi
verb graceful in dancing
bookmarksavini
adjective run, move fast (as fish, or a canoe)
bookmarksiga
verb
to make a fire with a fire plow; to make a net with a net needle spool
sili iho
adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
sussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktahi-malama
noun January (’first month’)
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkunahi
scale (of a fish)
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