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ahulu
noun fish sp.: goat fish (=madulilau sisisi)
bookmarkanga gee
turn one’s attention away from
bookmarkbagia
verb be hit (by wind, bullet, spear, etc.)
bookmarkbei
adjective be like, be the same as
bookmarkbige
noun a strip of land extending into the sea or a swamp
bookmarkbii
adjective semen, ejaculate
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
daedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagahi
verb step on, kick with one’s heel
bookmarkdaia e tuaadai
seasick
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dilia ange
give fish to
bookmarkdolo
adjective creep (a very slow movement over the ground)
bookmarkdolo mea
noun spiny starfish
bookmarkgaahanga
noun a rope used to assist in climbing
bookmarkgalabe
noun seacucumber sp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkganae-oo
threadfin fish
bookmarkgannui mada makaga
gannui which is firm
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgoobai-o-lillo
noun mollusk sp.: trochus
bookmarkhaangaa lodo i de gai
be continually hungry, owing to having a distended stomach from regularly eating too much
bookmarkhadu goinga
noun boundary stone
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhadu me llanga
lay out plaited work
bookmarkhagabasalia
verb convince someone completely
bookmarkhagabaua
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagabaulia
verb figureout, determine
bookmarkhagadau kino
verb hate each other
bookmarkhagadege
verb cause to wiggle the hips once
bookmarkhagaduai
verb cause to be worn out
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagammau
adjective poisonous
bookmarkhagapago iho
adjective to descend suddenly
bookmarkhagasugi
verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname
bookmarkhagatanu iho
adjective take a nap
bookmarkhai de eidu
one of two children’s games
hai me balavini
to conduct oneself clumsily
bookmarkhai moni
adjective sailor
bookmarkhaiava
noun road, pathway (for going), track; oceanliner
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhidi de mamu dunu
curling up of fish (when cooked)
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarklangadia
verb able to remain afloat with a load
bookmarklangi moni
noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklodo dagidahi
have differing views (within a group of people)
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarkloeaa
noun a type of game
bookmarklou
a pole with a hook at the end, used to pick breadfruit; pick breadfruit; pull down
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmada galisi
noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk
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bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lua
number twelve
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmage
malili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmasalaba
adjective clear (not opaque or blurred); shiny (translucent)
bookmarkmassaa (ina)
verb despised by others
bookmarkme gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature
bookmarkmmala
adjective bitter, sour; unlucky
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoni
noun canoe
bookmarkmoni dui
noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna
bookmarkmoni hai gubenga
noun a canoe rigged for gubenga fishing
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngae
mollusk
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkogo
noun purlin
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkolaa
a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkpago
adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion
bookmarkpilo bopobo
adjective musty smell
bookmarksaga gee
saga away from; extend out inspace
bookmarksalaa
noun fishsp.: flyingfish
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarkse gainga
abundant
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