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aigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkanaa maa
those were about (approximately)
bookmarkanei ange maalie
these are exactly right
bookmarkbasa hagamao lalo
speak humbly
bookmarkboaa ina mai
prevented from coming by being caught in a storm
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkbula
adjective a flash (e.g., of light); a quick glance; to light (a torch)
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdangi a beini
to have smelled ripe pandanus
bookmarkdao me hholu
noun arrow (for a bow)
bookmarkdau duadae
be a sucker, be fooled easily
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdee modu
adjective continually
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdiha
verb move something by using a lever (esp. a pole) on a fulcrum; contradict
bookmarkdogai
noun
transverse tiebeam
doo de ssui
still damp (but becoming dry)
bookmarkdotodo
verb bloody (of a person)
bookmarkdua lligi
adjective thin (line or rope, etc.); fine (thread, etc.); tenderly
bookmarkduba
noun land crab sp. (small)
bookmarkduha
verb divide among, division (in arithmetic)
bookmarkduu-o-de-hine
noun anything sticky which pulls apart like jelly, as certain kinds of sea cucumbers etc.
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows
bookmarkduuli lua
verb a method of throwing one’s opponent inwrestling
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgalo
verb stir
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkgiba
verb swelling of the testicles
bookmarkgohu de lodo
ignorant
bookmarkgoloa hesuihagi
noun goods which are bartered
bookmarkgoloa lalo
noun gear obtained from foreign lands
bookmarkhagaamuli
verb treat as junior
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagadai
verb furnish salt to
bookmarkhagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagadeeai
verb refuse to
bookmarkhagadoa
verb act like a giant
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaduugau
verb to make a handle for (e.g., a knife); to fasten with pegs
bookmarkhagaduulanga
noun method of construction; appearance (e.g., of a ship, house, or other construction)
bookmarkhagalanu
verb rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)
bookmarkhagasomo de alelo
stickout one’s tongue
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai damaahine
adjective the relationship between parent and daughter
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhakide gauligi
adjective spoil children
bookmarkhannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhano muhuu loo
let’s see...
bookmarkhhao tuula
adjective to sail so as to fill one’s sails with wind (sailing crosswind)
bookmarkhina
noun ability,capacity (of person),resourcefulness
bookmarkieiange
adjective
laangai buusagi
noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklahu
verb investigate (to prove one’s suspicions)
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarkleanga
noun bad person
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmadaa duge
noun the tip of a duge
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmadalua maa haa
number twenty four
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmago de henua
noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmmuni
adjective hidden,hide
bookmarkmogo
noun shoot from a sprouting coconut
bookmarkmoole
noun
muaamoni
a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmulu gudu
verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path
bookmarknngolo
adjective a steady sound (e.g., of a machine, of rain, or of vibration)
bookmarkoha de nnoho paba
disturb the peace
bookmarkolaadeu
pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksabalia
verb be in a situation in which saba1
bookmarksabini
verb to wrap around
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksomo haahine
adjective a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
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