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aamua ange
higher
bookmarkanga dua
adjective an adze blade which is set at a right angle to its handle
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbaa huu i --
just like
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbini daubeemala
verb a method of making flower headdresses
bookmarkboaanga
noun a period (of time) during which many people require massage (for fractures)
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmark
daane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdahi tali
adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdale gaiaa
verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
de hine hagahaanau
midwife
bookmarkde hua nei
this size
bookmarkdee vasu
fearless (socially); inconsiderate
bookmarkdeeai
adjective
degidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdenaa ange
this there is another one
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdoga
adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
bookmarkdoga de manu
nesting of gadada, or gaalau, or gailulu
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkduu de umada
noun a rainbow appearing in the sky
bookmarkgalani
adjective
almost finished, nearly finished;
gegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgoloa hai umu
noun implements and supplies needed in connection with use of the earth oven
bookmarkgoloa o de hine
female genitalia
bookmarkgubu dae
noun intestines which appear to havesegmentation
bookmarkhaalo
verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily
bookmarkhagabasaa
verb be talked into
bookmarkhagadau doo
adjective to transfer a string figure from oneperson’s fingers to another’s
bookmarkhagaditidi vae dahi
hop on one foot
bookmarkhagaduasala
verb suffer,punish
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamuliagi
verb cause to be last
bookmarkhagauda de hine
adjective a certain method of delivering a child
bookmarkhakaa tuai
adjective to sharpen a coconut grater blade
bookmarkhegau
noun work,activity,occupation
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhusi
noun tarobog, swamp
bookmarkilaage
adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)
bookmarkkivi
adjective skinny (people, animals)
bookmarklaagau hagadauaadea
noun a cross-beam lashed to a tree to facilitate climbing it
bookmarklaangai huli de moana
a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping (showing their white bellies) and biting
bookmarklanga de ivi
a method of repositioning the bones of the ribcage
bookmarklau de ava
a tuna of large size
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
lodo gi lunga
ambitious for a superior position
bookmarklongohie
adjective big around, fat
bookmarklongohio
verb feel
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkmaanegabo
energetic
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
mangoo-dahola
noun fishsp.: blacktipshark
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmisi
adjective
a sound made by sucking through pursedlips
modimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmoomada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkoha de ganomada
to work on a craft item (e.g., a canoe) with a model in mind of the finished product which is different from that of the person who began the work
bookmarkpaa iho
explode from above
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkse mouli dangada
rascal
bookmarksemuna
numeral hundreds of millions
bookmarkuu
milk
bookmarkvasu
timid, shy
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