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aasolo
noun mollusk sp.: clam sp. (a type of baasua)
bookmarkahi tugi
noun ignite a fire by making sparks with a stone
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkbe...be
either...or
bookmarkbuni lunga ma lalo
a pitch black night
bookmarkbusi
verb blow (with the mouth)
bookmarkdaba de ganomada
instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdagalonga
noun path, route
bookmarkdai sagana iho goe
watchout
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdaua
verb war,battle
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdee galo
perhaps
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdili dai
adjective any current flowing away from the atoll
bookmarkdoo mua
adjective very
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkduu podo
adjective do something at short intervals; often,frequently
bookmarkduugiva
adjective rough texture, of a plaited object such as a mat
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgea
noun hawksbillturtle
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
goloa hebagi
noun arms (tools of war)
bookmarkgoloa o de hine
female genitalia
bookmarkgumedi hadu
noun
a bowl (pottery)
hadugolaa
noun
any stone of volcanic origin
hagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagabaa
verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off
bookmarkhagadige de madaangudu
a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)
bookmarkhagahale
verb begin to form (of a situation)
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhagamua
verb be first; get closer to
bookmarkhagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai me magua
sort of steal
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhale de henua
noun a house of indigenous construction (thatch)
bookmarkhanu age
regain
bookmarkhao
verb drill through,burrow
bookmarkhenua monga
noun land (island) of mountains
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarkhhui age
eat a snack
bookmarkhidi bido dane
slow-moving or slow-working person
bookmarkholia
verb to form (something); make (something)according to some model or plan
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhua bugaliaa
hulu i de lenga
to paint one’s body with tumeric
bookmarkkaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarkkii mai
verb decreasing
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklangi haanau
noun
a certain kind of rain
laso
the posterior portion of the hermit crab
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libo ange de henua
feel dizzy or faint, vertigo
bookmarklie
noun lice eggs
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llaga
verb take a single step
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklua lodo
adjective undecided
bookmarkmaanuga
verb a wound1 or large sore (on the body)
bookmarkmadalua maa siva
number twenty nine
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmaidigi
noun august
bookmarkmaingaa
miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value
bookmarkme hagasahu vai
gutter (under the eaves of a house)
bookmarkme hhadu hugadoo
it’s a lie
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngadi moana
noun <= laangai ngadi moana>
bookmarkngadi ngavesi
an empty box
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarkohu
verb a depression in a tree trunk
bookmarkpilo
adjective stink
bookmarkpono age de manava
be unable to breathe
bookmarksaali
noun a type of rope (used for climbing breadfruit trees)
bookmarksaava
skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarkse gainga
adjective abundant
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarksolo
verb grate, make into small pieces
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
bookmarkubu
noun cup
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