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aahee nei
then what (immediate future)
bookmarkaamuli
noun descendants (in all inferior generations)
bookmarkagu age
say out loud
bookmarkanaa ange maalie
those are exactly right
bookmarkbalu malau
noun fish sp.
bookmarkboonei
noun fish sp.: damselfish
bookmarkbuu useahi
verb blurred
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdaia
verb to daa completely (excepting meanings’make a sharp turn’, ’wash clothes’,’scoop up’, ’bail’)
bookmarkdangada ngauda
adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber
bookmarkdangalebu
verb rough or choppy sea condition
bookmarkdangi de musu
hear whispering (of others)
bookmarkdau age
to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land
bookmarkdaumaha daahili
noun song service (in church)
bookmarkdeai donu
adjective none at all
bookmarkdeai loo me
i doubt it
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdenei laa ()
this is that (is this that)
bookmarkdenei naa ()
this will be it. (will this be it)
bookmarkdohe
noun mollusk sp., bivalve sp.
bookmarkdohu
adjective sufficient, enough; able to cover agiven area
bookmarkdoo de hatuli
the’falling of thunder’
doo de ssui
still damp (but becoming dry)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkdulivai
noun a type of coconut (reddish in color)
bookmarkdungu
verb smell (something)
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
ga hia
how many will it be
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gabe manava
adjective eat sparingly (just enough to maintain one’s strength), have a snack
bookmarkgai de henua
native food (not imported)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkgoo
noun taro spade
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hadu mangeo
noun cushion starfish
bookmarkhagaaoa
verb cause to have been sufficient, relieve
bookmarkhagabela
verb provide bela for
bookmarkhagadamana
verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagadoo dai
adjective to fish off the reef for tuna
bookmarkhagaduu gaiaa
adjective suspicious by nature
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagaheiloo
verb make the acquaintance of
bookmarkhagamaadua
verb be oldest among
bookmarkhagamabu
verb die (euphemistic); take a break
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagammuni
verb hide (something) from
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhelau
noun sorcery
bookmarkhevaalogi
the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhhuge age malo
lift up one’s skirts (to expose one’s genitals)
bookmarkholiage
verb go about something in a complete circle
bookmarkhudi
noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree
bookmarkhulo gee
go away
kangi de hagasaele
a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)
bookmarkkobu dango
adjective the splash of a small object (like a dango) hitting the water at high velocity
bookmarklongaa
adjective annoyed by noise
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmahana
adjective hot
bookmarkmalaungudu
noun lip, lips
bookmarkmana
supernatural power
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmasavaa danuaa
noun a time of peace
bookmarkme hanga dalogo
ingredients of dalogo
bookmarkmele
verb to use a word or expressionidiosyncratically in speech
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
verb charlatan
bookmarknguu
noun squid (3 types)
bookmarkoha de nnoho paba
disturb the peace
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saali
noun a type of rope (used for climbing breadfruit trees)
bookmarksagulaa-saamono
noun fishsp.
bookmarksao gainga
adjective sweep or cleanup trash
bookmarkSeedaa
October
bookmarktaina aahine
noun sister
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
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