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aau
verb remove
bookmarkalaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbugaliaa
daa age
go toward land (from the lagoon)
bookmarkdaa gaiaa
verb to murder someone so that others don’t see
bookmarkdaaloa
verb to have been stabbed (esp. accidentally by hanga)
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdagaa
verb a leader (for a fishline, made of olonga)
bookmarkdagodo
adjective
situation, circumstance; liedown
dama de bialodo
noun
deformed foetus
dau makaga
adjective tightly stretched (not slack)
bookmarkdaumada
verb stare at,observe closely
bookmarkde hine hagahaanau
midwife
bookmarkdee heloongoi
adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with
bookmarkdonu
noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduu saba
adjective unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkduuhia ange
praised (by others)
bookmarkedee maua
impossible
bookmarkgadinibidi
noun a type of fishhook (made from pearl shell)
bookmarkgai aha
and then what
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgi hanu donu huu
any kind whatsoever
bookmarkgiado madua
noun main outrigger booms
bookmarkgieuli
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgili hau
noun the inner bark of the hibiscus
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagapale
verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against
bookmarkhai bao
verb divided into compartments
bookmarkhai muna
adjective public meeting
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkhidu laangi
noun Sunday
bookmarkhili de hau
make a hau
bookmarkivi de biho
noun skull
bookmarkkii mai
decreasing
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklaohie age
improving condition (of weather)
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
lie
noun lice eggs
bookmarkllago
adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarkloimada
noun tears
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkmaalama dua de laa
the light remaining after sunset
bookmarkmagi dabeo
menstruation
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmalau ngudu
noun lips
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective worried, apprehensive,fearful
bookmarkmasi
verb to scrape or peel breadfruit when thebreadfruit is ripe
bookmarkmassala
clear-headed
bookmarkme ssongo aha
useless thing
bookmarkminede
noun minute
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmother
tinana
bookmarkngadi basa
adjective small talk; idle conversation
bookmarksai
verb wrap,cover up (with several layers)
bookmarkse biho
clever (scheme or trick)
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarkseni ange
rest up for (e.g., the next day’s work)
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksoe iho
adjective straight down; decided for one by the will of god
bookmarksolovaani
thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)
bookmarkssee de hiigai
famished, ravenous
bookmarksua aaleloi
a wrestling maneuver
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuila
lightning, electricity
bookmarkului
turn inside out
bookmarkvasega
apprehensive, nervous, anxious (in social contexts)
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