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alohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkanaa ai loo
those then are
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkanei ai
these (here) only
bookmarkbalagula
adjective clumsy
bookmarkbangadala
noun fish sp.: seabass
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
boo iho
adjective the following night
bookmarkbuni ange lodo
paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkdaagami
noun bodyguard, soldier
bookmarkdaba
adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdahi i daho dangada
very popular
bookmarkdai deai
hardly any
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdaula
verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdeai ange soo laangi
i’ll get you
bookmarkdiibanga goo dii
a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")
bookmarkdoli age
adjective obtain the smallest first
bookmarkduu gaso
adjective vertical,straight up and down
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkgai ngole
verb wasteful,improvident
bookmarkgili langi
verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgoo
adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)
bookmarkhaale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhagaau
verb to create an ocean current
bookmarkhagabasa
verb cause someone to speak; convince
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high in water (and is planing)
bookmarkhagahebaa ngudu
adjective converse (conversation)
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasaalunga de lungi
a member of the Christian Endeavor Society
bookmarkhai madangi
adjective passwind (flatus)
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhale langadala
noun thatch-roofed house (of palm frond thatch)
bookmarkheloongoi
adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhoosenga ange
embarrassed by
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhusi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkiho daahagi
adjective
a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears
kii ange
increase
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklava i de goloa
having many goloa
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarkllahi
adjective thin (pl.)
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodo mao lalo
characteristically hagamao lalo; self-effacing, meek in spirit
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkma tuai
noun coconut grater blade
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaleva
adjective present1 (not absent)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu-daa-uga
noun <= goehau>
bookmarkmau haahine
adjective attractive to women (for someinexplicable reason)
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmmanu
verb do (something)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmomme aadea
noun clearing (e.g., in the woods)
bookmarknaa gaalava
so what
bookmarkngudu aahua
noun islet shore (except that facing the lagoon)
bookmarknngana
adjective loud (noise)
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkomada
noun eye region (including eyes, eyelids, eyebrows)
bookmarksaava
verb skinny,thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksenga manu
adjective stupid (like an animal)
bookmarkseni
sisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
ssunu
suck, smoke (cigarettes)
bookmarksugimada
the outer corner of the eye
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkuhe
wasteful of taro when peeling it
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
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