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aloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkava
verb passage, channel
bookmarkava
adjective relief, be relieved
bookmarkboi a eidu
temporarily abnormal
bookmarkbua maliaa
bulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkdaa gee taahili
sing off-key
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdae de ua
have a good time
bookmarkdane
verb a fungus infection of the skin (consisting of superficial white spots)
bookmarkdangada baoa
noun dead person buried at sea who washesback up on shore
bookmarkdangada hagao me
storekeeper
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdau makaga
adjective tightly stretched (not slack)
bookmarkde gai i mua
favorite food
bookmarkdenga meelaa
those ones over there (plural)
bookmarkdinae o de laa
ballooning of a sail
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdolu llau
number three hundred
bookmarkdonu sala
adjective misunderstand
bookmarkdugu gee
put aside, setaside; treat (a person) differently from others
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkgaha
noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained
bookmarkgahao
noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)
bookmarkgai de baibu
smoke cigarettes
bookmarkgaleve vii
noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy
bookmarkgango
adjective burned (overcooked food)
bookmarkgano moana
noun open sea, far away from any land
bookmarkgapua
verb large fissures or depressions in the reef (incomplete channels)
bookmarkginadoa
verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head
bookmarkgini
verb pick with one’s fingers; to pinch off, or pinch and pull at the same time
bookmarkgoloa de henua
noun gear of local manufacture
bookmarkgolomagi lodo
adjective self-controlled
bookmarkhagaahe mai
adjective return to the fold
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagademo
verb
pout
hagadogo number
verb to join (to make up a group of a certain number)
bookmarkhagaloa
verb groove; a path (lengthwise) in the taro bog
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamoni
verb provide a canoe for
bookmarkhagao ngadaa
adjective expensive
bookmarkhagaola
verb save from
bookmarkhagapigi saele
adjective go around with someone constantly
bookmarkhagapiigia
verb make stuck to
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hanga benu
adjective to extract pandanus seeds by splitting the fruit
bookmarkhano gi bouli gee
to transfigure oneself
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhuadia
noun fishingpole
bookmarkhune
core of the breadfruit; the flower of the breadfruit tree
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarkkave huaame
verb take the whole thing
bookmarkkii age
move upward; reach a certain age
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarklaa tua
besides
bookmarklaulau
laulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklluu
adjective mad or angry (but not showing it)
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmahola gimoo
adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about
bookmarkmai
verb arrive
bookmarkmalaia
adjective have luck which is unexpected (esp. bad, in which case considered retribution for past deeds)
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalo gulu
noun
barkcloth
manu-manga-lua
noun insectsp.: scorpion
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkme hholu
noun bow (for an arrow)
bookmarkmoana dabeo
verb rough seas
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmoosee
verb not quite cooked (of anything but fish)
bookmarkmuna o de henua
a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkonge
verb famine
bookmarkonodaa
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarksaudia
verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)
bookmarkse gainga
adjective abundant
bookmarkse goo
adept at
bookmarksele gi tonu
make sure of
bookmarksenga manu
stupid (like an animal)
bookmarkssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarkssanu
lick
bookmarkului
turn inside out
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