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aigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalelo-hatuli
noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbasa gauligi
adjective to imitate a child’s manner of talking; babytalk
bookmarkbaunga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkbungaleu
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagahi ange gi de --
serve as a side dish for
bookmarkdahi ma dahi
each individual
bookmarkdala-galoi
noun fishsp.: puffer
bookmarkdangalebu de moana
rough or choppy seas
bookmarkdao o de nui
(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)
bookmarkdau ama
noun the mast stay tied to the outrigger boom
bookmarkdauoni
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdee hai gee
be tied (e.g., in a footrace)
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdoo sala
adjective accidentally
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu-mmea
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarke hia
how many
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgabanibaonga
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkgau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhagaamu
verb pay respect to,honor (someone)
bookmarkhagadalea
verb
make someone tired
hagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahoou
verb make like new
bookmarkhagaingoo
verb give a name to, named, called
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagapasa
verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other
bookmarkhai dauaa
verb be in a wrinkled condition
bookmarkhhango
verb wakeup (someone)
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkhuda
noun
kona ange
become much worse
bookmarklaamasee
noun a divination result indicating good fortune
bookmarklaangidabu
time noun sunday
bookmarklangona
adjective heard,felt
bookmarklengi
adjective bloated, inflated, swollen up, bulging
bookmarklodo daemaha
adjective feel unhappy or sad
bookmarkluu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaangalo
verb sweet
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmahana age
heartburn <>
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective worried, apprehensive,fearful
bookmarkmanu hao vai
noun a bottle (of glass)
bookmarkmatoloia
noun a type of prepared food (made from dried breadfruit)
bookmarkme mmilo
current (in the sea)
bookmarkmoebili
adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmouli age
regain consciousness, rise from thedead
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmuna hhadu
noun lie (falsehood)
bookmarkngago gaagoo
noun chicken egg
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkngisi
verb a squeaking sound
bookmarkngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarkngudu-me
noun boundary of a taro plot
bookmarkoho boo
adjective to oho while still dark
bookmarkono llau
number six hundred
bookmarkooi
adjective a sound used in communicating at a distance (= "yes")
bookmarkpasalia
verb be talked about (many persons or things)
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksiba
verb to move to one side (involuntarily) while walking
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksogoisi loo huu
tainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarkulungaa iga
a pair of copulating fish, turtles, whales, stingrays, etc.
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