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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkabo donu
aoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkau ga sano
I give up
bookmarkbe goai (naa huu)
whoever
bookmarkbuni ange lodo
paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack
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daane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdahi tali
adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdeeai
adjective
delaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdenaa donu
that is it for sure
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdiinei mai
make smaller; decrease
bookmarkdolonoa
noun
doo ade
ga dae ai
until
bookmarkgai modo
verb eat when still unripe
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgatae
noun fishingnet (attached to a frame or handle)
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgini manu
adjective pick flowers
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagadubu mangoo
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu gaiaa
adjective suspicious by nature
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaasui
noun a current which flows to the left
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhagavalu (ina)
verb make a total of eight
bookmarkhai ange
do to; do for, fix; say to
bookmarkhai dahi doo
trick someone
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhale nnoa
noun prison,jail
bookmarkhano ahe
echo
bookmarkhegide mada
adjective early morning, before daybreak (when one can just barely recognize a person)
bookmarkhhole
verb peel (something)
bookmarkhidi de mamu dunu
curling up of fish (when cooked)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhua ai
be inchargeof
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
iai sago
adjective having special ability (strength, power, etc.) which others do not have, a strong or powerful (person)
bookmarkigohi
verb firetongs
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklobadia mai
to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)
bookmarklodo daemaha
adjective feel unhappy or sad
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmaanegabo
adjective energetic
bookmarkmaaui
verb givebirth to, born
bookmarkmada-givi
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmagi dabeo
verb menstruation
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
mahola
adjective to have been hola; plentiful (of food)
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmanu de henua
noun nukuoro varieties of swamp taro(cyrtosperma)
bookmarkmataia mai
seen being mataia
bookmarkmau me
adjective successful in obtaining what one wants(things)
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkpaa
adjective explode,burst
bookmarksalaboli
noun may
bookmarksavala
adjective interested in, enjoys
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksobo de laa
rising of the sun
bookmarkssongo
stink
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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