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adaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalaa naa loo
those there seem to be
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkbaunga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkboaa ina
adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain
bookmarkdaamada age
adjective start again
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdahu
verb start a fire (or an engine); build a fire
bookmarkdama daane
noun sons
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdanu de maasina
the setting of the moon
bookmarkdauagi
verb dry in the sun
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdeai donu
adjective none at all
bookmarkdee kona
easily
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdoluu
pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)
bookmarkdui moni
noun a fleet of canoes (in line)
bookmarkdulagi ange
look like
bookmarkgaa gee de nnamu
having a strong odor
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgadea
noun the side of the canoe away from the outrigger float
bookmarkgaini
any lattice-like arrangement
bookmarkgamedi vai salo
a type of bowl
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgili maalama
verb light-skinned
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhadu de moana
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkhagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagadaalea
verb
hagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagaduulou
verb eat ravenously
bookmarkhaganaa
verb to calmdown someone who is excited orunhappy
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhai me hagamadia
behave in a more-or-less show-off manner
bookmarkhannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spirits into human form
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhuaa me
a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklodo laanui
adjective large in volume or capacity,spacious inside
bookmarkloiho
adjective
go or come down (or toward the lagoon)
longolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluei todo
adjective cough up blood
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmaahuge
madohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmanu somo
noun tree, plant
bookmarkmee duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmidia ange
dream about
bookmarkmoana dabeo
rough seas
bookmarkmoloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarkngadi basa
small talk; idle conversation
bookmarknoho donu
adjective properly situated or loaded (of a canoe)
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkpena
verb take precautions
bookmarkpuugunga
noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances
bookmarksaalinga
noun street; road
bookmarksalahagi
verb an expedition to look for valuable drifting objects, either in the lagoon or in the open sea near the atoll
bookmarksangatai
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarkseni tao
sleep soundly
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksigidaumaha
verb collection (in church),offering(in church), sacrifice, tithe
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmark
ssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarktainadaane
noun brother
bookmarktainadaane madua
noun elder brother
bookmarktaula (o de me holu)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
bookmarktiimaa
noun ship
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