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aagonga i lalo
noun social class of those who know magic
bookmarkaboo
tonight
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanei naa
these (here) only
bookmarkbaalanga sauaa
noun magnet
bookmarkbei
adjective be like, be the same as
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbonaa ua
noun the sheath of the turtle’s neck
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdabeo
verb unclean,unkempt
bookmarkdali
noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
bookmarkdama naale
noun a talkative, deceitful person
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdangada haigamaiana
noun worthwhile person
bookmarkdau manu
verb flock of birds (feeding on a school of fish)
bookmarkdee dolia
verb impossible to find the equal of(dehors concours)
bookmarkdee haaoa i de gai
gluttonous
bookmarkdohu ange
sufficient for
bookmarkduu inai
e lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkgaba de aasanga
noun a side of the watercourses between islets on the atoll
bookmarkgabe manava
adjective eat sparingly (just enough to maintain one’s strength), have a snack
bookmarkgaiaa dau bodu
commit adultery
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgalo saele
adjective look around (moving one’s body about)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
haangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadu lalo
noun a stone on which hermit crabs are crushed (to use for bait)
bookmarkhagabuulunga iho
adjective to hagabuulunga oneself
bookmarkhagadaahili
verb make someone sing
bookmarkhagadau gavange
adjective compete (between groups)
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagammuni iho
adjective keep to oneself (what one has done)
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagaodea
verb the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhagassogaanga
noun
hagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai me dagi
work slowly
bookmarkhai modo
verb eat (or pick) when still unripe
bookmarkhau manu
noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace
bookmarkheboohagi lima
adjective fistfight
bookmarkhholu
verb bend
bookmarkiga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkina gi hale
noun a row of thatch
bookmarkkobu
adjective splash (once)
bookmarklai
noun forehead
bookmarklangi maakau
noun the sort of rain which is an omen of death
bookmarklangona iho maahana
feel punished or victimized
bookmarklapede
verb stumble and fall
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklima-laangi
time noun friday (’fifth day’)
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklodo mao lalo
characteristically hagamao lalo; self-effacing, meek in spirit
bookmarklodo mao lunga
characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit
bookmarkloomai
adjective
come or go (toward the speaker)
madaala
adjective able to remain awake for a long time
bookmarkmagau danuaa
die peacefully (shown by a beatific facial expression on the corpse and the calmness of the weather)
bookmarkmasavaa danuaa
noun a time of peace
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmatili mai
remember vividly (after having forgotten); the sprouting of plants, etc., in great numbers
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme hanga dalogo
ingredients of dalogo
bookmarkmiili
adjective
a type of game
moe danuaa
die in piece
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmuaamoni
a song formerly sung while dancing
bookmarkmuna hai alaa
oh my goodness
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngadi ubu
noun an empty coconut shell used as a container
bookmarkngalue mai
decrease
bookmarkngauda
adjective an unenthusiastic fisherman
bookmarkngudu malie
adjective eloquent (of a person)
bookmarknngie
noun plantsp.: crepemyrtleshrub(pemphis acidula forst.)
bookmarknohoa
verb occupied
bookmarkoo
pronoun your (singular; for plural, inalienable noun)
bookmarksaba
verb be in a precarious position
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thigh bone
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarksiia gi moana ngaadai
drift downwind, away from land
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarktiimaa
noun ship
bookmarktugi lima
noun elbow
bookmarkvaalanga
made up (of a story only)
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