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aamia
verb sufficient for the purpose or need
bookmarkaasolo
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkaha goi
what next
bookmarkalohi vae
noun sole (of foot)
bookmarkanaa donu
those only
bookmarkanei ange maalie
these are exactly right
bookmarkaoa-laosedi
noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral
bookmarkbalu gauanga
adjective trembling of legs
bookmarkbasa senga
adjective speak senselessly
bookmarkbaulia
verb figure out, determine
bookmarkbelu
noun lizard sp.
bookmarkbinga
adjective be named, be called; regarded as
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkboo manu
adjective to weed (a garden)
bookmarkbuni de ua
to be very thirsty
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdahidonga
noun grandfather
bookmarkdahola
verb fish, hunt (at night)
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdangii
noun fishsp. (= small valu)
bookmarkdanuaa ai loo
well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)
bookmarkdao huge
verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked
bookmarkdaohi taelodi
adjective keep a record of
bookmarkdau gadea
noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)
bookmarkde eidu pale
fortunately, luckily
bookmarkdeainga
noun nothingness
bookmarkdee masae de leo
lose one’s voice (from straining one’s vocal cords)
bookmarkdeeai
adjective
denaa ai huu
that is it then
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkduasivi
noun the back of the spine
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkduu-baeao
noun fishsp.: filefish
bookmarkduudae goede
noun the inky excretion of the octopus
bookmarke lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgeao
noun plantsp.: plant-shrub sp.(sida fallax walp.)
bookmarkgeu de madangi
a change of wind direction
bookmarkgodi
verb to trim
bookmarkgoohunga
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagabau
verb measure, calculate,estimate
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagaloma de me
calm weather, with no noise
bookmarkhagamaanadu
verb remember,remind
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkheboohagi lima
adjective fistfight
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhongagelegele
lagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklaho
noun aerial root of the pandanus tree
bookmarklo te hebagi
during the war
bookmarklunga ange
up more
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmaduupaa
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkmamu-honga-dai
noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)
bookmarkmanu aabi
kite
bookmarkmanu ina
adjective <= manua>
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmoebili
adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime
bookmarkmomme hai lua
a fishing spot (beyond the seaward reef) where either reef or ocean fish canbe found
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkodea
noon, midday
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksabalia
verb be in a situation in which saba1
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksigo de muna
remember what one has heard
bookmarksio
waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarkssema
jellyfish species
bookmarkudua
promontory, peninsula
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