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aahee ai
then which
bookmarkagu iho
say to oneself
bookmarkanaa laa
these (there) which were there
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbabu daaea
noun fish sp., snapper
bookmarkbabu honga agau
noun fish sp., wrasse
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkdaa hagapodo
verb
daalo
verb stab,skewer
bookmarkdaane e manege
noun a person who is capable at almost anything
bookmarkdabuia
verb to dabui at one time
bookmarkdagitilo
verb watchful, be on the lookout, keep aneye on
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
damadanga
noun origin, source
bookmarkdao de laangi
celebrate
bookmarkdao hagamaadau
noun a spear with a barb
bookmarkdauhuli (ange)
noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdee ahe mai
adjective incurably ill
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
dolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdoo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkdua pada
adjective to plait with thick strands
bookmarkduubulei
noun head of the penis
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgai gi de mahi
eat as much as possible
bookmarkgaisaa
verb wasteful in preparing food,uneconomical
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgauna
verb invite
bookmarkgeelonga i magaova o luu/denga moounga
noun valley
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgili hau
noun the inner bark of the hibiscus
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)
bookmarkhadi haho
adjective steep (inclination)
bookmarkhadu mangeo
noun cushion starfish
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagadama
verb treat as a child
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagahaunu
verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt from the body (with freshwater)
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagallogo
noun chant (in the old religious ceremony)
bookmarkhagamabulia
verb cause to hagamabu
bookmarkhagamadagu
verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagasoa
verb go with someone; cause to increase innumber
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhai sseu
verb wasteful
bookmarkhakaadia
verb make tightly packed
bookmarkhhola
verb hola at one time
bookmarkhologemo
adjective
i dahi me
each, apiece
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklodo haa
lugu
verb take or obtain something by force
bookmarkmagini
a sudden pain while moving the body (as with a pinched nerve, or a muscle spasm); a sound like that made by snapping one’s fingers
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
manugia
adjective to appear from time to time on the surface of the water
bookmarkmasole ange
barely scratched
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarkpaa iho
explode from above
bookmarkpala ivi
adjective work beyond one’s endurance
bookmarksaavale
verb spit,drool,sputum
bookmarksaibo
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
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