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aamua ange
higher
bookmarkabongi baasi
adjective capsize sideways
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkaonga
noun sort or degree of daybreak
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbao
noun room, compartment
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bogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdagoobala
verb fall on something and smash it
bookmarkdagu age
say out loud
bookmarkdala
noun plantsp.: shrub sp. (ximenia americana l.)
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdemeelaa
that one over there
bookmarkdiinei mai dege
to round off a sharp edge
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdua lligi
adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
bookmarkduadae
verb gullible, be a sucker
bookmarkduu ange
adjective wait for; resemble someone (owing to a consanguineal relationship)
bookmarkduudanga daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkga dae laa huu
very, too much
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalo hilo
verb not cooked completely
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkgau
noun handle,appendage
bookmarkgelemea
noun a by-product of the tumeric-making process
bookmarkgoloa hagadaahao
noun recreational equipment
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgulu koi
noun a type of prepared food (breadfruit which has been cooked over hot coals with the skin on)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagadaha
verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance
bookmarkhagadai
verb furnish salt to
bookmarkhagadubu hue vini
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagailaage
verb setfree
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagammae manava
verb tease cruelly
bookmarkhagapigi saele
adjective go around with someone constantly
bookmarkhai huaame
punctilious, be particular
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhangaabo
verb the fitting together of the two halves of something, so that it is closed
bookmarkhano ai
attend (e.g., church services)
bookmarkhologumi
adjective
huaa bodu
noun family
bookmarkkano made
adjective slightly aged meat
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklii
noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)
bookmarklleu luu mada
swelling of the eyes (after crying)
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarklodo kabi
verb filled to capacity
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarkluu gili
noun labiaminora
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmadohi age
adjective reach halfway up
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmagi kino
adjective loss of appetite
bookmarkmaile
noun plantsp.: maile-scentedfern(polypodium scolopendria burm. f.)
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkme maaguluaa
noun dislocated joint (of the body)
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmee hai ada
camera
bookmarkmmano
adjective thousands
bookmarkmodu mai (adu, ange)
become one’s (your, their) exclusivepossession
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmomme
noun a place
bookmarkngadi duu
adjective naked
bookmarkngado
adjective come to the end or limit (of something)
bookmarkngavesi
box, coffin, crate
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarkosi
verb a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling
bookmarkpaa
adjective explode,burst
bookmarksilivaahea
verb wander about with no fixed abode
bookmarksiva-dahanga
time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarksoe iho
adjective straight down; decided for one by the will of god
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarksou
a gust of wind
bookmarkssongo
stink
bookmarktoo gee
clumsy, unskillful, awkward (not dexterous)
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uso
umbilical cord
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