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abasasa
noun European
bookmarkageli
verb pick head lice
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbula de ganomada
get mad
bookmarkdaakodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
daatugu
verb to curse (someone)
bookmarkdabanimeeli
adjective payment for medical treatment
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdanu bela
adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)
bookmarkdau maagau
noun a period during which many people die
bookmarkdaula gage
noun a rope used to assist the climber of a breadfruit tree
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdeai ange
no more, no other
bookmarkdeganoe
noun a part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdogoisi
adjective few
bookmarkdoha
verb to spreadout (something)
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduiaanga
noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object
bookmarkdulagi sala
adjective bad situation; presenting a poor appearance (esp. when ill)
bookmarkdungu iho
adjective smell oneself
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarkduuhuli
verb
a type of wave
duulagi
verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)
bookmarkea age
stop swimming (and come up on land)
bookmarkgabanibaonga
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkgaiaa
verb steal, dishonest, cheat; to ask or accept too readily
bookmarkgima
noun mollusksp.: horsehoofclam (hippopus hippopus)
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhadu-i-de-ssala
noun
coralsp.: red organ-pipecoral
hagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagadegi
verb praise (god only)
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamoolau
verb hurry, rush
bookmarkhagauda i tege
carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip
bookmarkhagausi
verb darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai baasi
adjective take sides against, oppose
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhelii-lausedi
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhhanga dalogo
adjective to make dalogo
bookmarkhhoa de usu
to encounter unexpected misfortune as aresult of one’s evil deeds
bookmarkhiisoa
noun plantsp.: cassythavine(cassytha filiformis l.)
bookmarkhilo hagamaadau
verb
to braid sennit with the right hand;
holo
verb
swallow
honu tolo
noun a turtle of the largest size
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkkangi de maanadu
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkano maailaba
noun the wood next to the core of a tree
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklabua gee (lodo)
having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea
bookmarklangona iho maahana
feel punished or victimized
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkleva saele
adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaadau iganibongi
noun a type of fishhook (biggest, for iganibongi fishing)
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaava
yawn
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmagiaa
adjective envious, jealous (non-sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmamu-duagaa
noun fishsp.: stingray
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkme mmilo
noun current (in the sea)
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkmmano
adjective thousands
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmoni kalo
noun a canoe with rounded sides (designed to ride easily in rough seas)
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoho hagamaaiongi
adjective to sit as though stunned (i.e., as though hagamaaiongi)
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarkpaa age
explode from below
bookmarkse gava
know (how to do something) well
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksila
look for
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
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