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ahe age
start again, reoccur
bookmarkaigimea
noun plant sp.: wedelia creeper (wedelia biflora (l.) dc.)
bookmarkalaa ange maalie
those there are exactly right
bookmarkasu
verb scoop up (liquids only), spoon
bookmarkbaalasi de ada
to take a picture
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbadai
adjective meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbakau doo
noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbuulou
verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)
bookmarkdaane sauaa
noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdavage
noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdoe
adjective leftover, remain
bookmarkdolona
verb flooded, washedout
bookmarkduage
verb stand
bookmarkdui moni
noun a fleet of canoes (in line)
bookmarkduu de gona
umbilical hernia
bookmarkduu kolu
adjective stand bracing oneself
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkgage
verb climb; climb up on
bookmarkgagu
well-mannered
bookmarkgalisi
noun lizardsp.
bookmarkgano siga
noun strands (of cloth)
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgii
adjective a high-pitched sound, soft, high-pitched crying (as by children)
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkguduaanga
noun abounding in lice
bookmarkhagaala
verb make mat sections
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
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hagadaula
verb to anchor
bookmarkhagadinoangahulu
verb make a total of ten people
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagapogo
verb fold up (one fold); cause to crumple up
bookmarkhai gaavenga
adjective restless (of a child)
bookmarkhaiva dee agona
sexual activity,
hegabidi
verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place
bookmarkhenuu
noun placenta
bookmarkhua
verb come out in front; sing (a song); bear (fruit); a swelling (on the skin, or of dough, etc.);a swell (of the sea)
bookmarkhuaahuu
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro)
bookmarkhulo saele
adjective wander around
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkigohinga
noun way of using igohi
bookmarkise ngaio
noun needlefish
bookmarkkumi tangi
to control one’s crying
bookmarklaangi hagadaahao
noun fieldday
bookmarklatabagea
noun an ornament made of turtle shell
bookmarklau makaga
verb stiff
bookmarkllou
hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)
bookmarklodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarklodo manege
adjective stubborn (esp. in maintaining one’s own superiority); be a poor loser
bookmarkmaangi
adjective soar or glide in the air
bookmarkmadaanga hulu maa lima
number fifteen
bookmarkmadabuunou
adjective dull (of an edge or point)
bookmarkmadalua maa dahi
number twenty one
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmahaa
adjective broken up, cracked, burst
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalanga age
lifted up from; come up (e.g., weeds)
bookmarkmamu-duagaa
noun fishsp.: stingray
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkme abo (donu)
noun truth
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngaue iho
adjective reduce (in rank, price, etc.)
bookmarkoho iho
adjective come ashore early in the morning
bookmarkpoo mai
a unit of measurement (from the end of the extended thumb to the other side of the clenched fist)
bookmarkpula luu mada
excited with joy
bookmarksaa
a share of food (esp. for children)
bookmarksaagule
pick head lice
bookmarksaelea
verb walked upon
bookmarksaunga
adjective having an unpleasant bodyodor
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksemada
numeral tens of thousands
bookmarksigale
verb scull (a boat)
bookmarksii talaa umada
a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast
bookmarkssege tama
miscarriage
bookmarkssoi
to foretell a death by words or actions (which cause death)
bookmarktainaahine madua
noun elder sister
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarktigo
defecate
bookmarktili aalanga
exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed
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