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aahee donu
exactly which
bookmarkabiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkadi saele
adjective disseminate information
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbalia
adjective master navigator (having also the ability to forecast the weather)
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbigi lima
adjective hold hands
bookmarkboo dabeo
verb a night which is rainy and stormy
bookmarkbuni ange lodo
paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaahili daumaha
adjective a church song
bookmarkdaelodo dee odi ange
oddnumber
bookmarkdagodolia
verb
be slept upon for a long time
dahola
verb fish, hunt (at night)
bookmarkdala mmea
verb redness or inflammation of the skin (e.g., a welt)
bookmarkdangada haangoda
noun fisherman
bookmarkdangada henua gee
noun foreigners, strangers
bookmarkdau age
to beach (a canoe) on land; reach land
bookmarkdee heloongoi
adjective misunderstand one another; mismated (not matched properly); not fit; not able to get along with
bookmarkdee ni dago
never mind
bookmarkdele de mahaa
starting to crack
bookmarkdilo
verb look at (inspect)
bookmarkdolo-mea
noun spinystarfish
bookmarkdoo ai me
<= doo me ai>
bookmarkdoolonga
noun a track left by a crawling thing
bookmarkdua gaahanga
noun one of the lines of which gaahangais composed)
bookmarkdubuna aahine
noun grandmothers
bookmarkduudangaa solo
noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery
bookmarkduulanga
noun the sector from which the wind blows; the place of, the track of
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgaasia
noun coralsp.: (looks like a flower)
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalo hilo
verb not cooked completely
bookmarkgalua
verb having viscous sputum
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgelu-hai-vaelo
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkguao
noun
the hard sap of a non-native tree which is occasionally washed up on shore
hagaalo-mea
verb cause to be red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaalukaba
verb cause to leave quickly, force out
bookmarkhagaamu
verb pay respect to,honor (someone)
bookmarkhagabaagava
verb to threaten violence
bookmarkhagadabena iho
verb prepare oneself, make oneself
bookmarkhagadogaa dangada
adjective embarrass people by one’s actions
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagamade
verb do as hard or fast as possible
bookmarkhagasaalunga de langi
a member of the christian endeavor society
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagassahu
verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful
bookmarkhagi me
adjective pick coconuts
bookmarkhaiadaligi
noun the eldest child of the eldest child
bookmarkhale baalanga
noun frame house
bookmarkhanu me
secret friend of the opposite sex
bookmarkhidi de mamu dunu
curling up of fish (when cooked)
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkholo gumi
adjective
huaalavao
a strong wind
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhudaa moni
noun a fleet of canoes
bookmarkhuubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarkkini
noun plantsp.: treesp.: terminaliatree (terminalia samoensis rech.)
bookmarkkino made
adjective hate vehemently, completely disgusted
bookmarklangi haanau
noun certain kind of rain (omen of impending childbirth)
bookmarklangona
adjective heard,felt
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklongo iho
adjective be aware of, experience, perceive, feel (in one’s mind or body)
bookmarkluu ana
pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaduilau
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkme mmilo
noun current (in the sea)
bookmarkmee saabini uga
reel of fishing line (lit. thing to wrap fishing line)
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bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarknamuaa
verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)
bookmarkneve
verb blurred (out of focus)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkolonoa
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkono llau
number six hundred
bookmarksaagule
verb pick head lice
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksinsia
sou hahine
noun a steady, light gust of wind
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarktoogili
adjective wrinkly
bookmarkuli
adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)
bookmarkvakaa
be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation
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