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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkaaunga
noun the incompletely burned earth oven fuel remaining when the oven is uncovered
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkanei huu
these (here) only are the ones
bookmarkanumia
verb bobbing in the water
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bau ange
capable of, be the equal of
bookmarkboo gi me
acquisitive (and acting on acquisitive impulses)
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkdahi ma dahi
each individual
bookmarkdahi-malali
time noun the first number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdale pilo
verb a game (like tag), to leave something unfinished after having tried only slightly
bookmarkdangi iho
adjective cry to oneself
bookmarkdaohi ange dahi hai
argue against
bookmarkdatada
verb to jerk repeatedly; an intermittent sharp pain
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkduu dalo
noun piece of soft taro
bookmarkduu gee
adjective out of alignment
bookmarkduu modu
vertical cut
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgili somo
noun the coconut meat of a germinating coconut (after the coconut apple has been removed)
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgohu de lodo
ignorant
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadau bale
adjective cooperate; help one another
bookmarkhagaduu ngae
adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahana ange
recook for a very little while
bookmarkhagahedae
verb make equal; go to meet
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhagamalo
verb provide clothes for
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhai ganabu
verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop
bookmarkhainga soe
noun a just law
bookmarkhano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkhasi
verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk
bookmarkheohi ange
suited to,fit (with),appropriate to
bookmarkholasa
noun
a type of mat
hologumi
adjective
huevini
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhugadoo
unclassified all (of things)
bookmarkhulu i de lenga
to paint one’s body with tumeric
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarkimu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkkii adu
get out
bookmarkkona ange
become much worse
bookmarklau kohu
adjective
growing well (of plants)
lili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarkllohi
verb erosion of sand or soil (esp. of the beach by wave action)
bookmarkloada
noun sputum
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
maga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmalua
noun vagina
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmao lunga
high, high-ranking
bookmarkme abadai
European things (gear, etc)
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmoahulu
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarknanumia
verb the object of a complaint
bookmarkngaolo
adjective to make noise (irregular repeated sounds)
bookmarkngudu-me
noun boundary of a taro plot
bookmarkohu
a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarksahudu
noun fishsp.: seabass
bookmarksali ssaavale
adjective salivate
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarkse ungaa husi gee
do something different from thatwhich was intended
bookmarksiba
verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking
bookmarksigale saele
adjective search for
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
bookmarkvalaai tao
dye
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