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aahee loo
when (distant future)
bookmarkanga
adjective pay attention to (notice), be aware of
bookmarkbaa ssalu
adjective carom off violently
bookmarkbasa madua
adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)
bookmarkbouli
adjective darkness (of or pertaining to)
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkbulu giidagi
noun a type of caulking compound, made from bulu and sap
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdaia e de hegau
overworked
bookmarkdala
noun appendage, fin, spine
bookmarkdama dagidahi
noun the only child of a couple
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdanu bela
adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdaula sele nui
noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it
bookmarkdee manava age
do earnestly
bookmarkdee vaaseegina
hardly able to wait for
bookmarkdeleulu
verb good at catching tuna
bookmarkdenga daanunga
noun graves
bookmarkdii de laa
the shining of the sun
bookmarkdili bala
adjective collapse (of persons)
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkdoo gaiaa
ambush; attack by surprise or stealth
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkdugu de laa
noun lower sail
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduunga gima
half of a clam shell
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
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gaibea lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgudua
verb abounding in lice
bookmarkgulunieli
noun plantsp.
bookmarkgumedi de henua
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhaangodalia
verb a suitable (place) for fishing
bookmarkhagahoa
noun a boil on the body
bookmarkhagamaanu age
pull oneself up by one’s arms
bookmarkhagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagasaagule
verb teach how to saagule
bookmarkhagavalu (ina)
verb make a total of eight
bookmarkhai be se manu
promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)
bookmarkhai ngadaa
adjective difficult
bookmarkhano goe
see what i told you
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhelau
noun sorcery
bookmarkhhanga luu vae
spread one’s legs
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hugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhulei
verb to have done the act of hhule
bookmarkiholia
verb useful for climbing down
bookmarkkalo
verb stir up
bookmarkkano siabo
noun the meat on the side of the fish’s head
bookmarkkaso
adjective
narrow
labelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklalo ade
solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)
bookmarklau manu
noun leaf of a plant
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarkllama
verb fish for flying fish (at night)
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmage
mago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmasaia
verb trapped by low water (e.g., canoes, or fish on the reef at low tide)
bookmarkme vae
shoes, slippers
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkniho hagadolo
noun incisor teeth
bookmarkpala de langi
verb rain
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksobaga
fish sp. tang
bookmarktainaahine o dogu damana
noun paternal aunt
bookmarktama hagai
poor fellow!
bookmarkuadanga
an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship
bookmarkvasu ai
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