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ahu
noun islet
bookmarkaloha gelo
noun profound affection
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
ataula
noun anchor rope
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bodu
noun spouse
bookmarkbunei
noun fish sp.: batfish
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdaane i lalo
noun a person who fails at everything he tries
bookmarkdaane ssili dala
special one,important one
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdai hieunu
adjective thirsty
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdaula de boo
noun a rope carried in the canoe (esp. at night) for anchoring or tying canoes together in case of strong wind
bookmarkdee daea donu
unexpectedly
bookmarkdee kai laa dangada
so, it’s not so after all (just as we believed at first); no wonder
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdee tala mai!
don’t tell me
bookmarkdelaa nei ()
that there is it (is that there it)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoo ngaiho
adjective the blowing of the wind from the north
bookmarkduu ngavesi
noun a cover of a box
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkga noho
after a time
bookmarkgaaui i tao
a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear
bookmarkgada
adjective laugh
bookmarkgainga
verb trash, garbage; braided dead coconutfronds used in buttressing the sides of uinga
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgau
verb lymphnodes (enlarged)
bookmarkgave lodo
adjective attract attention
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgodi mai
adjective a certain type of manipulation inplaying with string figures
bookmarkgumedi
noun bowl (wooden)
bookmarkhaangoda dua beau
a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagaalahenua
verb provide land for
bookmarkhagaao
verb cause to be sufficient
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahaibodu
verb wedding; perform a wedding
bookmarkhagamoolaua
verb cause to hurry
bookmarkhagapasalia
verb convince (several people) completely
bookmarkhagapilo
verb let decay; allow to stink
bookmarkhagasaele age
adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)
bookmarkhagasiva (ina)
verb make a total of nine
bookmarkhagatulu mai
verb ooze out
bookmarkhale nnoa
noun prison,jail
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkheduge
noun slate-pencilurchin
bookmarkheiloo
adjective know each other,understand each other
bookmarkhhou
insist upon
bookmarkkalo talinga
adjective clean out, or scratch, inside the ear
bookmarkkini
verb pick at one time,pinch at one time
bookmarklaangai huli de moana
a fishing condition in which tuna are jumping (showing their white bellies) and biting
bookmarklau ligi
verb having small leaves
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklengisi
noun insectsp.: moth spp.
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklodo bale
noun helpful (sort of person)
bookmarklodo danuaa
adjective contented,happy
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada gi lodo
adjective a point which is bent inward (toward its handle)
bookmarkmadannia madua
noun thumb
bookmarkmagi ilihia
adjective gastritis (having one’s stomach full of gas)
bookmarkmahuge, huge
open
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmalo maadolu
noun heavy clothing
bookmarkmangila
noun plantsp. (a type of ngaungau)
bookmarkmasavaa de gauligi
childhood
bookmarkme dau
noun thing of importance,worthwhile
bookmarkmoeagi
verb do by stealth
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarknngaoa
verb noisy (a loud, individually perceived, noise)
bookmarknoho
verb stay, sit, stop; freeze,coagulate; live (at); remain(somewhere); be situated
bookmarknoho maadai
adjective sit quietly
bookmarknoobiho
adjective be enemies (of individuals only)
bookmarknoodagi
verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)
bookmarkoda
verb eat (something) raw
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkpula luu mada
excited with joy
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksaibo saele
adjective rush around aimlessly (of a group of people)
bookmarksau alohenua
verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land
bookmarkse agoo
adept at
bookmarksii bido lua
vomiting and having diarrhea at the same time (’flowing from both ends’)
bookmarksuunibongi
a coral formation resembling a man at the bottom of the lagoon; a method of pole fishing at night
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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