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agu age
say out loud
bookmarkalaa donu
those there only
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkanaa ange
and these (there)
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkboo gi de gai
continually wanting to eat
bookmarkbou
noun mast (of a canoe)
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbulu
noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk
bookmarkdaa hagasaalei
verb make a striped design in tatooing
bookmarkdaane dau
noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdae de lodo
be satisfied completely
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdagodo mai
appear from yonder
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdamaa dae
adjective skillful at catching flying fish
bookmarkdanu de bela
spade up taro plots, adding mulch
bookmarkdauaadea
verb clear (with nothing in the way); unobstructed; cleared (of obstructions)
bookmarkdenei naa loo
this seems to be
bookmarkdogo duu
verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe
bookmarkdoli iho
adjective to obtain the biggest first
bookmarkdoo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduudagi
verb connect up, join up, continueupon
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduugau
noun legs at the base of the canoe mast
bookmarkgaalau
noun birdsp.: brownbooby
bookmarkgahao
noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
bookmarkgaiaadia
verb stolen
bookmarkgammenge-olomanga
noun mollusksp.: thais armigera
bookmarkganimua
noun the eldest child of a couple
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgelu-hai-usu
unicorn fish
bookmarkgolo age
continually golo voluntarily
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaangaa lodo i de gai
be continually hungry, owing to having a distended stomach from regularly eating too much
bookmarkhagabunia
verb closeup, bringtogether
bookmarkhagadiinonga
verb treat as having supernatural power
bookmarkhagaduu eidu
superstitious; to believe in ghosts.
bookmarkhagahana iho
adjective recook for a little while
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagalegunga
adjective showoff (esp. in front of members of the opposite sex)
bookmarkhagammau
adjective poisonous
bookmarkhagamoni
verb provide a canoe for
bookmarkhagasaulaba
verb treat as saulaba
bookmarkhagasingano
verb cause to bear singano
bookmarkhai goinga
adjective aggrandizement of one’s land holdings by moving others’ goinga
bookmarkhakai-a-bagila
noun mollusksp.: cerithiidae spp.
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhaula
verb set on fire
bookmarkhidi bido dane
slow-moving or slow-working person
bookmarkhine duuhua
noun unmarried girl
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhobulaa
adjective a sound uttered esp. when liftingsomething
bookmarkhonu
green turtle (2 varieties)
bookmarkhuna
verb
hide
imu-uli
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkkangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarklabagau
adjective carpenter; skillful (at a craft); craftsman
bookmarkllena
verb stretch; raise one’s eyebrows
bookmarkllidi
dress up (esp. in new or very fancy clothes)
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkloeaa
a type of game
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
maatogo
verb discourage someone (verbally)
bookmarkmadaanga hulu
number ten
bookmarkmanu vaaligi
noun insect (small)
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
birdsp.
manu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmmea be se gaagose
redhot (literally)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmolo
noun a noose for fishing
bookmarkmuli mai ange
a little later, byandby
bookmarknau
noun plantsp. (the archaic name of manu-gaba-aasanga)
bookmarkngago
egg
bookmarkngalue ange
increase
bookmarkngudu ai
act as an interpreter
bookmarkngudu leia
verb be the object of continual gossip; scorned
bookmarknoho
verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated
bookmarksae mai
break through the bush (toward one)
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksili gee
stand out from (others in a group) in distane or height
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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