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adugau
verb arrangement of things into a straight row
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkahe ina
wind around completely once
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkbalu gauanga
adjective trembling of legs
bookmarkbangi
verb pinch (with the fingers)
bookmarkbasa lilo
adjective speak indirectly (so that the meaning is vague)
bookmarkbe...be
either...or
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbooiaa
adjective do something shameful (for shame)
bookmarkbuu unga
noun an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdahido mada
noun inner corner of the eye
bookmarkdalepagi
adjective fight hand-to-hand
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdangolia
verb grabbed, fallen upon
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdaubasa
a great many
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdemeenaa
that one where you are
bookmarkdenei ange
this is another one
bookmarkdiba iho
adjective to tip down; go away from the atoll
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying
bookmarkdodi
adjective have a limp (physical condition)
bookmarkdoo de --
transfer of a string figure from hand to hand
bookmarkgadinibidi
a type of fishook made from pearl shell
bookmarkgai niivoi
verb to eat food without washing one’s hands after having prepared a corpse for burial
bookmarkgaloa
verb attractive to members of the opposite sex
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgano dea
noun the soft wood just under the bark of a tree
bookmarkgede hangaabo
noun
a type of basket
gubu
noun joint (of the hand or foot); verse (of a song)
bookmarkgubulima
noun wrist
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagadino
verb provide a portion or share
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagailonga
noun fishsp. : damselfish
bookmarkhagamabu
verb rest, relax, quit (a job)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagasebaga
verb make a total of ten billion
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkhologumu
adjective (for a fish) to swallow a hook so that it becomes stuck in the throat
bookmarkhonga de mouli
during the lifetime of
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuaalanga
noun a type of coconuttree
bookmarkhulu manu
feathers
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarkkumi
verb to squeeze by grabbing
bookmarklaangai buusagi
a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo basa
adjective talkative
bookmarkmaagau
verb die (plural subj.)
bookmarkmahi loa
adjective tireless
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmmea be se gaagose
redhot (literally)
bookmarkmmoli gee
haul away from
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngadoa
verb to have ngado
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarknnoo
adjective covetous,envious
bookmarkodi ai loo
that’s the end! that’s all!
bookmarkoo
adjective fit to (or into)
bookmarkpuli
verb grab up all at once
bookmarksomo
adjective grow, develop; coconutapple
bookmarktaadeu
pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarktea age laangi
noun dawn
bookmarkvaenga o de langi
Milky Way
bookmarkvasega
apprehensive, nervous, anxious (in social contexts)
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