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anaa ange huu
that
aoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkbaageaa iho
adjective weakening (becoming weaker)
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbadabaatai
adjective
balabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbaoa
verb wash up on shore
bookmarkbasa dua nnui
speak undiplomatically
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkdaahili daumaha
adjective a church song
bookmarkdaemahadia
verb heavy, oppressive, hard to take
bookmarkdagabuli
verb gather together in a group
bookmarkdaguu kalo
noun a thin straight-bladed (easily sharpened)axe blade
bookmarkdalahalu
noun plantsp.: treesp. (allophylustimorensis (dc.) bl.)
bookmarkdama hodooligi
noun
children of the chief
dao o gasoni
noun
a type of a cloud formation
dee adahaia
very; very bad
bookmarkdee hanga
adjective
don’t move away from the reef
dee heloongoi
adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with
bookmarkdiinei de madangi
a decrease of wind velocity
bookmarkdiinonga
adjective a spirit which is worshipped; bad character (of a person)
bookmarkdili dagidahi
happening continually but one at a time
bookmarkdoo
noun an evil scheme
bookmarkdua daabasi
noun the size of fishing line appropriate for tuna fishing
bookmarkduanui
noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkdubua
noun a person of extraordinary ability
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgai mamu dua nnui
to eat fish up (not saving any for later)
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkganae
mullet
bookmarkgau hadu
noun the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached
bookmarkgauligi daane
male child, boy
bookmarkgave bae
noun a row of stones piled on top of each other
bookmarkgii age
cry out softly
bookmarkgoai ne siilia
who asked you
goehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkgumedi hadu
noun
a bowl (pottery)
haele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadama
verb to treat as a child
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagahana age
recook for several days
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagannagi
verb lean against
bookmarkhagasaaloa
verb to encounter good (or bad) fortune
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhai me dagi
work slowly
bookmarkhakki
noun esophagua; trachea
bookmarkhale haahine
noun a house of prostitution
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkheiangi
adjective smart, intelligent, clever
bookmarkhenuu
noun placenta
bookmarkhesilihagi gee
to have hesilihagi by aconsiderable distance
bookmarkhonu de maasina
noun full moon
bookmarkhooia donu huu
at the best possible time or place
bookmarkhulo saele
adjective wander around
bookmarki ono daha
at his place, with him
bookmarkilaage mai
free from
bookmarkina
verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarkladi
verb initiate, begin, start
bookmarklaso
noun the posterior portion of the hermit crab
bookmarkllahi
noun fishsp. (= small hagaudalolo)
bookmarklodo hagamau me
adjective selfish with one’s possessions, ungiving
bookmarkma te hakii
the uvula and adjacent portions of the oral cavity
bookmarkmaanga booi
noun a fingerful of booi
bookmarkmanava duuia
adjective nervous, apprehensive (suddenly)
bookmarkme hai dago
ritual acts,religious acts
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkmmilosanga
noun a confluence of currents (from below the surface of the sea)
bookmarkmoele
noun a lie (an untruth)
bookmarkmoloa
verb knotted (of hair)
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
muli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarksabalia
verb be in a situation in which saba1
bookmarksabalia
verb be saba2
bookmarksabiningaa lau
sambagidaa
senga manu
stupid (like an animal)
bookmarktolu-laangi
Wednesday (’third day’)
bookmarktoo gili
wrinkled skin (from age)
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
bookmarkvasu ai
like it
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