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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkaapulu
adjective sink all at once
bookmarkagilau gee
extremely pugnacious
bookmarkaho
noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkanaboo nei
tonight (past)
bookmarkanumanga
noun dancing party
bookmarkbaaua
noun fish sp., rabbitfish
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkdaahaa
dagalia
verb trampled down (from people walking on); thoroughfare
bookmarkdai deeai donu
almost none at all
bookmarkdau langi
verb rainy season
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdauleelage
noun fishsp.: blenny
bookmarkdee galemu
never mind, don’t bother
bookmarkdee sao age
always fail or be defeated
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut
bookmarkdogo
verb to punt (propel a canoe by poling); puntpole
bookmarkdogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgadoa
verb to be overdue for parturition
bookmarkgai baalau
verb eat messily (getting food on one’s face); make a mess (esp. involving liquid or organic material)
bookmarkgai ga aha
too bad
bookmarkgauligi mai ange
the one next younger still
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkhagabuulunga
verb accuse (someone) of having had sexual relations with someone else
bookmarkhagadaemaha
verb put weight on, make unhappy
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagamaasei mai
make smaller (toward one)
bookmarkhagamadia
adjective show-off
bookmarkhagamadua
verb act like a grown-up (when still a child)
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagasabala
verb talk (someone) into (something)
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagatulu mai
ooze out
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhale de henua
hanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhanu mee
noun secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhinangalosaa iho
adjective self-pity
bookmarkhulo saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarkkaso
adjective
narrow
lailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarkluu agu
pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaanga-de-langi
noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)
bookmarkmaava age
belch
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madaangahulu-ma-dahi-malama
time noun november (’eleventh month’)
bookmarkmadalua maa lua
number twenty two
bookmarkmagi dabeo
verb menstruation
bookmarkmahu
adjective healed (of a sore)
bookmarkmanongi
adjective fragrant; fragrance (esp. of flowers or perfume)
bookmarkmasaova laohie o de ngadau
noun dry season
bookmarkmataia
soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmade aalanga
adjective exhausted (physically or mentally)
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muu
noun fishsp.: snapper (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngalue age
increased,augmented
bookmarkoa
noun gunwales (at the top of the canoe)
bookmarkpaa ono pagola
punished for his bad deeds
bookmarksali ssaavale
verb salivate
bookmarksavali
verb hungry
bookmarksigale
scull (a boat)
bookmarksinga gee
lean away from
bookmarkssema
jellyfish species
bookmarksugi de ngudu
the corner of the mouth
bookmarktegi kano
tickled
bookmarktoogili
adjective wrinkly
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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