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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkaasanga
verb a watercourse between islets on the atoll
bookmarkabo donu
agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarkaloo anahee
for how long has this been going on
bookmarkamu ligi
fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered
bookmarkau madua
verb a type of ocean current far from land in which drifting objects collect
bookmarkbaa ange
close to, near to
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkdaa
noun fish sp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
daaligidanga
noun the slope of a canoe’s keel
bookmarkdau mamu
verb the season in which fish are abundant
bookmarkdee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdino
adjective a share of, allotment, portion
bookmarkdoi
verb
stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps
duilaa gee
to be exceedingly unsuccessful with members of the opposite sex
bookmarkdulagi ange
look like
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu saba
adjective unstable, poorly balanced
bookmarkduumono
noun a type of prepared food made from taro
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgahoo
verb wear
bookmarkgaibea-lausedi
trapezeid crab
bookmarkganava
noun plantsp.: treesp.: cordiatree(cordia subcordata lam.)
bookmarkgeu
verb shake one’s head (once) to one side
bookmarkgi daha
to the outside; in the environs of
bookmarkgoloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgu odi mai ogu
i have done all i could
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagadau vaasuu
adjective be attracted to or like each other(of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagadonu
verb trust, believe; interpret; support as a witness
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagammae lodo
insult (someone)
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagapago donu
fortunate result
bookmarkhagasebugi
verb make a total of one billion
bookmarkhagasehua
verb to make a total of 1000 coconuts
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai be se manu
promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)
bookmarkhai dangada
adjective the relationship between relatives, related (of persons)
bookmarkhai sseu
verb wasteful
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhao
verb drill through,burrow
bookmarkhatuli
verb thunder
bookmarkhine dau bodu
noun married woman
bookmarkhulu
verb apply liquid on,smear on
bookmarkhulu
noun
hair (on the body)
kano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklau me
noun adjacent (of taro plots only)
bookmarklavasi
noun a leader (between the hook and the fishing line)
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maalo age
have become maalo
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmadaa ua
noun drop (of liquid or rain)
bookmarkmagi dabeo
verb menstruation
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmasalaba
adjective clear (not opaque or blurred); shiny (translucent)
bookmarkme vae
noun shoes,slippers
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmoe
adjective closed (e.g. eyes, flowers)
bookmarkmoni sulu
noun submarine
bookmarknaa huu
when,if
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkngae
noun head
bookmarkodi ange
even (number); complete (none missing); reach the maximum
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkomada
noun eye region (including eyes, eyelids, eyebrows)
bookmarksali
adjective flow, seep
bookmarksali tae
adjective intractable watery diarrhea
bookmarksavini gee
run away
bookmarksila
verb look for
bookmarksoe daa dahi
straight as can be
bookmarksua bagu
a stain which has left a dry residue
bookmarktabuvae
noun toe
bookmarktamana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandfather
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
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