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alaa ai
those only
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkalohanga
noun a streak of smooth water in the sea
bookmarkbeaha
adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured
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bilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkboolleiee
adjective a type of sound, made to frighten someone
bookmarkbungadogi
adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaa de baalanga
ring the bell
bookmarkdaa mouli
take life away from
bookmarkdamana mai i daha
stepfather
bookmarkdangada ulu
noun companions or friends who share the same interests, and who get along well
bookmarkdangage dua
verb bend one’s head backwards
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdanuaa age
improved,better
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdau hala
verb the season during which pandanus fruit of the same type matures
bookmarkdau laohie
verb dry season
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkde hine hagahaanau
midwife
bookmarkdeganoe
noun a part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdenga daanunga
noun graves
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdohu lodo
adjective full to capacity
bookmarkdoloa
noun the name of a name-group
bookmarkduguagi
verb be suspicious of (someone)
bookmarkgada
adjective laugh
bookmarkgalaanga
verb to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night
bookmarkgamai
adjective
bring to me, carry to me
ganabu
noun the base of a coconut tree trunk
bookmarkgoloa haangdoa
noun fishing gear
bookmarkhaalo
verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagadagodo gee ina
change
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagaheiloo
verb make the acquaintance of
bookmarkhagamadagu
scare (someone); frighten (someone).
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhellumi
verb melee
bookmarkhesilihaginga haiava
noun intersection
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarkhili de hau
make a hau
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhua bugaliaa
huaahuu daalo
noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
imu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkina-gi-hale
a row of thatch
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklava ai donu huu
forget it
bookmarklehua
verb blurred; covered with ashes
bookmarkloada
noun sputum
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
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magi haahine
menstruation
bookmarkmagua
adjective thieving
bookmarkmalanga
adjective
lifted up; departed (as a ship); separate from
malumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
moemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarknanu
adjective grumble, complain
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkoho age
the following morning
bookmarksaga
adjective glide (in the air); to overhang (of something flat)
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksomo dae
fully mature coconut apple
bookmarkssuanga
stained in one place
bookmarktamana o dogu bodu
noun father-in-law
bookmarktangada hai me dabu
cult priest
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