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aahee ai
then which
bookmarkaalo dahi
verb do at one time
bookmarkaha nei
let’s (now)
bookmarkahulu
noun fish sp.: goat fish (=madulilau sisisi)
bookmarkalaa loo
those (there) were the ones
bookmarkanaa sili
those were enough
bookmarkanga-mea
noun fish sp. (= large dada)
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkbaalanga tea
noun stainless steel
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalu
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkdago
noun ritual activities,religious activities
bookmarkdama ssala
noun an adopted child
bookmarkdee beaha
all rightit’s nothing
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdiinei de manu
to kill off plants
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdoo mua
adjective very
bookmarkelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgai ga aha
too bad
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgave hua loa
giigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgoehau
noun plantsp.: treesp.: hibiscustree(hibiscus tiliaceus l.)
bookmarkgolee bukaliaa
goloa labagau
noun carpenter’s tools
bookmarkgoluu
pronoun you (dual)
bookmarkgu gide huu
spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)
bookmarkgubu dao
noun a join of the spear shaft which is made of two pieces of wood
bookmarkhaa-dolo
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkhadi modu
adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)
bookmarkhadu-mangeo
cushion starfish
bookmarkhagadau doolohi
adjective chase each other
bookmarkhagadotodi
verb walk with a limp (temporarily)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagammae lodo
verb insult (someone)
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhagaui gee
avoid
bookmarkhagaulu
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkhai me a gauligi
a childish act
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhhuge
verb open (something),uncover
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklodo llidi
a well-dressed man (always wanting to llidi)
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaakau loo dangada
now we’re in trouble
bookmarkmada hoou
adjective brand new
bookmarkmadalua maa ono
number twenty six
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmadannia i lodo
noun middlefinger
bookmarkmagi ilihia
adjective gastritis (having one’s stomach full of gas)
bookmarkmagiaa
adjective envious, jealous (non-sexual jealousy)
bookmarkmala
bald
bookmarkmalau
adjective free from (esp. hardship or illnessafter having had it)
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmanu-kono
noun
pigeon
masausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmasi
verb to scrape or peel breadfruit when thebreadfruit is ripe
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmoe danuaa
adjective die in peace
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmuna abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkngadi uaa
adjective assent to insincerely
bookmarkngudu gaiaa
charlatan
bookmarknngao dalinga
adjective hurting in the ears from noise
bookmarknnoo
adjective covetous,envious
bookmarknugu
noun land,islet
bookmarksaaliba
adjective rush around (of a group of people)
bookmarksao de leo
clear in elocution or in one’s singing voice
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarkse hia
just how many
bookmarksiili
noun a stick used in a children’s game
bookmarksolovaani
thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
bookmarkuuvae
feet-first presentation of a fetus at birth
bookmarkvvela de aloha
feel very sorry for
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