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aamua
adjective high-ranking
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkango
baa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbadii
noun fish sp., scad?
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbakau doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkbogo
verb take something, steal something
bookmarkboolaa
adjective a type of sound, indicating surprise
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbuu
noun bladder, balloon, ball; the head of the octopus; a net on a long handle; a conch shell trumpet; or any other round, hollow, inflatable object
bookmarkdaa age
go toward land (from the lagoon)
bookmarkdaa hatau
verb beat unmercifully
bookmarkdangada abadai
noun european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangada gai dangada
cannibal
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdaudonu
adjective if, in the case that; gentle, mild-mannered, soft-spoken
bookmarkdaumaha laanui
noun the main sunday religious observance in the church
bookmarkdenei ai laa
this is that then
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdonu huu
only,just (no more than)
bookmarkdooa
verb planted
bookmarkdui moni
noun a fleet of canoes (in line)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkgadi
verb bite
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgannui ina
white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)
bookmarkgano agau
reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgavia
noun crazy person; insane person
bookmarkgiado
noun outriggerboom
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgodi mai
adjective a certain type of manipulation inplaying with string figures
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadau kino
adjective hate each other
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
adjective make boxes
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagamanida
verb lift (something) up
bookmarkhagamele
verb
hagassege i hegau
procrastinate (about work); refuse toparticipate in work
bookmarkhagausi
verb darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai de biho
verb act smart (deviously)
bookmarkhai galauna
adjective fish with the galauna net
bookmarkhai lodo
resentful
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhevaalogi
the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkhui hala
noun the fruit of the pandanus
bookmarki dai nei
mortlockislands
bookmarkialona
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkkano de langi
noun a blue and cloudless sky
bookmarklaa ange
and those there
bookmarklaso paava
verb skinny (of people)
bookmarklau iho laa
those of small size
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarkloua ama
verb to sail with the outrigger float partially submerged
bookmarkluu hua
noun labiamajora
bookmarkmaagila
verb to appear to be barely separated (as islets on the atoll when seen from a distance); parted slightly
bookmarkmaangi
adjective soar or glide in the air
bookmarkmadaa moni
noun prow of a canoe
bookmarkmadaangahulu maa haa
number fourteen
bookmarkmaga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmilo
verb twist, turn (something, as a faucet),wind, wring
bookmarknehu
verb clear (in focus)
bookmarkniho vainu
milk teeth, deciduous teeth
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarksaa
a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarksseu
push violently
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tangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarktubuna aahine
noun grandmother
bookmarkubu
kneecap; the shell of a coconut
bookmarkubu loada
a coconut shell used for expectoration
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