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alohi
noun anything forming a semi-circle
bookmarkanei laa
these (here) which were there
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbasa hagamalaia
adjective to curse (someone)
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdaa
verb
to make a sharp turn
dada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdala-loa
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdama donu
noun a natural child
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangalebu de moana
rough or choppy seas
bookmarkdau age
to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land
bookmarkdau i tua
memorize
bookmarkdonu iho
adjective realize, understand
bookmarkdua dama
verb the pallor of a female following childbirth
bookmarkdua gi lunga
thicker (line or rope, etc.)
bookmarkduosi
adjective servant
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduuhua
adjective single, unmarried
bookmarke hanu ana dama
have children
bookmarkelunga
noun top of, the position over (something)
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgagu
well-mannered
bookmarkgave ala
a method of planting mats
bookmarkgelu-agau
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgodi mai
adjective a certain type of manipulation inplaying with string figures
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagailangi
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagao ngaohie
adjective inexpensive
bookmarkhagaoanga gi lunga
good wages; a good price
bookmarkhagaono (ina)
verb make a total of six
bookmarkhagassege i hegau
verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work
bookmarkhai dama
adjective pregnant
bookmarkhai de hai
adjective stubborn, willful
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhai kai
adjective show-off, proud
bookmarkhai saulaba
adjective the relationship of parent-in-law to child-in-law
bookmarkhainamanilaluoo
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhale langadala
noun thatch-roofed house (of palm frond thatch)
bookmarkhano de leebunga
run (of a color); fade (of a color)
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
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inau
verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light
bookmarkio alo
noun lower io, q.v.
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklalo ade
noun solarplexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklo te vvela
the hottest part (of the day, of a fire, etc.)
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
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mada-umanga
noun the bud of a cyrtosperma taro corm
bookmarkmadaala
adjective loosely braided; good at twirling sennit
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmami
verb taste (of something)
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkmuu-madavai
noun fishsp. (rare)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngalogu
adjective push in, crumple up; bend out ofshape (temporarily); easily changedin shape (esp. by pushing)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkpii
adjective splashed,sprinkled
bookmarkpungu
adjective
plump
seni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksobalo
noun fishsp.: needlefish
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarktagudai
noun coast, shoreline
bookmarktino boo
full moon (a period comprising two nights)
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