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agilau
verb pugnacious
bookmarkanei ange huu
this
anei sili
these were enough
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkaoa-laosedi
noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkau hebaledage
noun a confluence of ocean currents (on the surface only)
bookmarkbaa sala
adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)
bookmarkbaasi lua
having two useful sides
bookmarkbei
adjective be like, be the same as
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkboo ga dae laa
my goodness
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dangage
verb raise one’s head up or back
bookmarkdango de langi
downpour (of rain)
bookmarkdau masa
noun the season during which tides are lowest
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdee mahana tae
stay for only a short time
bookmarkdelaa ange maalie
that there is exactly right
bookmarkdele de gada
smile
bookmarkdinihu
verb industrious, hardworking
bookmarkdogaa ange
feel shy in the presence of
bookmarkdoi-giva
noun
the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore
dolo
noun
plantsp.: sugarcane
donu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkdua gina
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for gina fishing
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgalamata
noun eye
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgili hau
noun the inner bark of the hibiscus
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkhadu alo
noun the bottom portion of a fish
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaaligi
verb install as a priest (of a cult)
bookmarkhagabigo de ngago
fool (someone), deceive
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagatugu
verb crouch down
bookmarkhagi
verb pick (fruit) by grabbing and twisting off
bookmarkhai maadua
adjective mention of one’s elders by others
bookmarkhai me madua
act grown up
bookmarkhale magi
noun hospital,dispensary
bookmarkhanu age
regain
bookmarkhasi made
verb to cut a taro corm from its stalk so far up the stalk that it won’t grow a new corm when it is planted
bookmarkhegai
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhilo saele
adjective spread venereal disease
bookmarkhine sala daane
noun nymphomaniac
bookmarkhoosenga ange
embarrassed by
bookmarkhuaaboo
noun the whole night long
bookmarkhune
core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkinai
noun a type of mat
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkaso
adjective
narrow
kini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarkkumi
verb calculate (do arithmetic),figure out
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarklodo bigede
adjective feel cowardly
bookmarklodo dama
verb immature in affect
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarknaba
adjective a slip of the tongue
bookmarkngadi duu
adjective naked
bookmarkngadolia
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngago
noun brain; egg
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksae de hadu
make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)
bookmarkseloo
numeral millions
bookmarksenga
adjective crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarktangada ssele
stupid ass!
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