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aadea moana
adjective unobstructed
bookmarkahangi
noun lagoon
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkaoa-laosedi
noun gorgonian (coelenterate), false blackcoral
bookmarkbido gamu
uselessly short
bookmarkboli
verb take special care of
bookmarkboo dabeo
verb a night which is rainy and stormy
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkdaa de baalanga
ring the bell
bookmarkdaa mouli
take life away from
bookmarkdaane masana
noun good one
bookmarkdahea
adjective
drift
dai bigi
adjective almost (finished or done, etc.); justabout
bookmarkdama ssege
noun a foetus which has been aborted
bookmarkdamaa me
adjective
small
dau makaga
adjective tightly stretched (not slack)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdelaa muhuu
how about that one there
bookmarkdoo i hainga a me
wait for a long time (beyond the timeexpected)
bookmarkdoo me
verb plant things
bookmarkdugi
verb scare away,chase away
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarke lodo goe
watchout
bookmarkeu sege
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgadebega
noun a type of basket
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgave hua podo
sprint (footrace of short distance)
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgidee iho
adjective be aware of oneself
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgolo me
adjective unforgiving
bookmarkgulabe
noun rectum
bookmarkgumi
noun a measurement: by tens of fathoms
bookmarkhaame / huame
noun coconut, green
bookmarkhadu mangeo
noun cushion starfish
bookmarkhadu o de mamu
noun the hard stomach-like organ of certain fish
bookmarkhadugolaa
any stone of volcanic origin [imported from volcanic islands].
bookmarkhagaahee
adjective when (near future)
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagabuu ange
blame (someone), incriminate (someone)
bookmarkhagadulagi
verb imitate, illustrate, give an example; fashion something to be like somethingelse
bookmarkhagaseenga
noun way of just being able to
bookmarkhagatugu tai
ebbing of tide
bookmarkhai aabi
having many rooms or sections
bookmarkhai mainu
verb collect bait
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity,
hano gee
go away
hano laa uda
adjective go on foot
bookmarkhevaalogi
adjective the screaming of many people at the same time
bookmarkhhuna
verb hide at one time
bookmarkhidi
verb
to topple over
kaa
adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklabodo-uli
noun eelsp.: morayeel
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarkllimu
noun a small honu
bookmarkmaalama
verb light (not dark),bright
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmade sala
adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another
bookmarkmagi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmagi i de malama
menstruation
bookmarkmahi bodo
adjective easily tired
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmaluu
verb soft
bookmarkmatili
adjective come up quickly (like fast-sproutingplants or a quickly erupting skin disease)
bookmarkme hagadaahao
noun toy
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmilo
noun plantsp.: treesp.: milotree (the spesiapopulnea sol. ex correa)
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkngaobo
verb easily bent out of shape
bookmarkniho gaina
noun teeth with cavities
bookmarkpaa de hatuli
rolling of thunder
bookmarksavini
adjective run, move fast (as fish, or a canoe)
bookmarksoe iho
adjective straight down; decided for one by the will of god
bookmarksoodo
noun
lead1 (metal), bullet;
ssabe
adjective leave,go away
bookmarksseni
vaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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