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agaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkalohi lima
noun palm (of hand)
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkbaanabu
noun
stone (from banaba
bedage
verb shallow (bowl, basket, etc.)
bookmarkbigi lima
adjective hold hands
bookmarkbogi
verb to plant taro slips
bookmarkboo gi dua
the period when the quarter moon appears in the east just before sunrise
bookmarkboo hagadanu malama
the nights on which the quarter moon is obscured by rain
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdae maduu
noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net
bookmarkdagalia
verb trampled down (from people walking on); thoroughfare
bookmarkdagodo lalo
adjective seriously ill and not improving
bookmarkdanuaa age
improved,better
bookmarkdao beau
noun the wave following the highest one
bookmarkdau lango
verb
the season during which flies are most numerous
dee maeva
not present, absent
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdilo
noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut; a coconut leaflet midrib after scraping, soaking and drying
bookmarkdoa
noun giant
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dogoisi loo huu
very few
bookmarkdoo i de ubu
too big in size (of clothes)
bookmarkdoopeva
verb trick, prank
bookmarkdumanu sala
adjective bad situation; poor in appearance
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduuhuli
verb
a type of wave
ebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgabaea
verb to hang oneself (suicide)
bookmarkgadoi
verb
a type of coconut with an edible husk
galeve vii
noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy
bookmarkgalo gila
goatfish
bookmarkgede maduu
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgoa
noun termite
bookmarkgoloa baalanga
noun metal-working tools
bookmarkhadi haho
adjective steep (inclination)
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhadugolaa
noun
any stone of volcanic origin
hagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagadai
verb furnish salt to
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadania
verb a type of prepared food made from breadfruit
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagasemada
verb make a total of ten thousand
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhhanga
split open, open up, or separate, all at once.
bookmarkhidu-laangi
time noun sunday (’seventh day’)
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
huga
noun fine threads or strands
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkiga-loa
noun fishsp. (a small flying fish)
bookmarkkau donu
adjective usedto, easy to
bookmarkllagu
verb claw
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmaanadu iho
adjective think about oneself
bookmarkmaangalo
sweet
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmada libia
verb a very sharp point
bookmarkmaga tau hoe
to paddle (a canoe) vigorously
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
pigeon
me hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmmala dana (dagu) maanga
lose his (my) appetite
bookmarkmoe iho
adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place
bookmarkmoenga
bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkngago
egg
bookmarkoda
grated coconut meat after the oil has been expressed
bookmarkoha valaai
adjective to disobey the instructions of a healer
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpuni
adjective
closedup
ssahu
adjective inquisitive, mischievous (as a child)
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
bookmarkubu
noun cup
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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