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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkaahee huu
then which
bookmarkaausa
verb wake (of a ship)
bookmarkaha dea
noun driftwood sp. (white in the center)
bookmarkahe iho
diminish (in intensity)
bookmarkalaa huu
those (there) only are the ones
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkbaasi madau
adjective right side, right-handed
bookmarkbadabaataianga
noun
badioda
verb the residue remaining after coconut oil has been heated; the residue remaining after arrowroot starch-making
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbasa maalie
adjective speak moderately
bookmarkbauanga
noun worth, value
bookmarkbe aha naa huu
whatever; if ever
bookmarkbolo iho
adjective to make oneself the beneficiary of a will which one has made for another
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdaatugu
verb to curse (someone)
bookmarkdabuna
noun part of the female genitalia
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dau dinae
noun a period during which many women arepregnant at the same time
bookmarkdaua
verb war,battle
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkdee masae de leo
lose one’s voice (from straining one’s vocal cords)
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdui manu
noun a line of flying birds
bookmarkduiagi
verb fishing using a whole fish as bait
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkga dae ai
until
bookmarkgalo
adjective to show signs of being pregnant; a color change of fruit indicating ripening
bookmarkgalubu
noun a type of toy
bookmarkgamu
verb cut (something)
bookmarkgano agau
noun reef (including land thereon)
bookmarkgauea
noun birdsp.: white-rumpedswift1 (apus pacificus) (the native term applies possibly to several spp.)
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkgumedi vai solo
noun a type of bowl
bookmarkhadu-bunga
noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaau aloha
adjective poor (not rich)
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagabuua
verb crowd away from
bookmarkhagadodi
verb walk with a limp (permanently)
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamou
verb include in a mou
bookmarkhai aoa ina
bear misshapen fruit
bookmarkhai maa
adjective the relationship of spouse’s sibling tosibling’s spouse
bookmarkhale gai
noun restaurant
bookmarkhauala
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkhholu
verb bend
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
i hee ai goe
you lose
bookmarkkena
noun pale; whitish yellow
bookmarkkii mai
decreasing
bookmarklaagau
wood, stick (of wood)
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada dotodo
verb an abrasion of the skin (red but not bleeding)
bookmarkmagi hai dama
morningsickness (of pregnancy)
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmamu-duagaa
noun fishsp.: stingray
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkmassala
clear-headed
bookmarkmataia
soreness of the eyes after a fishing expedition (from the glare of the sun)
bookmarkmau me
adjective successful in obtaining what one wants(things)
bookmarkme duu
noun clitoris
bookmarkmeemouli
noun living thing
bookmarkmilosanga
the way in which a current flows
bookmarkmmala
adjective sour; bitter
bookmarkoaa
adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh
bookmarkpaa i daalinga
move in closely (of birds) to daalinga
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarksebaga
numeral tens of billions
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
singalia
verb overhung
bookmarkssea
noun chair
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
bookmarkunusaagi
deception
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