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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkadu
noun conglomerate, islet
bookmarkanei dagodo
these are the circumstances...
bookmarkaoa
verb misshapen fruit
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbaalasi saele
shine a flashlight indiscriminately on people
bookmarkbasa gee
speak (or express oneself) strangely
bookmarkbinge
adjective pink
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkdaohi age
donate,contribute
bookmarkdatane-uli
noun fishsp.
bookmarkdee hagabaulia
underestimate,misjudge
bookmarkdee hemuu
not on speaking terms
bookmarkdee vaaseegina
hardly able to wait for
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdenei naa loo
this seems to be
bookmarkdiinonga-o-salo
noun fishsp.
bookmarkgaehala
adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope
bookmarkgage de henua
invade
bookmarkgainga o de moana
fish (when abundant in the ocean nearby)
bookmarkgalu
noun viscous sputum
bookmarkganava
noun plantsp.: treesp.: cordiatree(cordia subcordata lam.)
bookmarkgava-uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgide malie
adjective get in the habit of
bookmarkgoobai lau
noun a hat made from pandanus leaves
bookmarkgu dee galemu
recovering from an illness (getting better)
bookmarkgubu daahili
noun verse of a song
bookmarkhaale
verb adopt, raise (a child)
bookmarkhaaligi
verb wrap from under, wrap around; to line1 something (e.g., a box, with paper)
bookmarkhagaanu
verb cause to dance or sway
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagadubu maduu paa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaduu ngavesi
verb make boxes
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagailonga ange agina
assign (someone) to; use something as a landmark
bookmarkhagamele
verb
hagaobe
verb cause to have obe
bookmarkhagasolo age
keep postponing or delaying
bookmarkhai ganabu
verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop
bookmarkhala a buadaia
noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum
bookmarkhannoo kaba
go now, right away beat it
bookmarkhegide mada
adjective early morning, before daybreak (when one can just barely recognize a person)
bookmarkhelui
adjective diminution of
bookmarkhesilihagi
verb to pass each other on intersecting courses; dislocated (joint of the body)
bookmarkhhali
verb scoop up (of solids only)
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhuubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarkili luu bongaa usu
isiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
laagau
noun wood,stick (of wood)
bookmarklai
noun forehead
bookmarkloadu
adjective
go (toward the hearer)
lodo gapua
noun seaward part of a gapua
bookmarklongo
adjective hear, feel; news
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaasae
adjective hatched
bookmarkmadaa hadu
noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi i de makama
menstruation
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmakaga lodo
adjective stubborn
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmasavaa
noun time when, time of; between, amongst
bookmarkme abo donu
real, true
bookmarkme gu modu
decision
bookmarkme hagasili
noun a plant which is allowed to grow extra large (for some reason)
bookmarknamu
noun mosquito
bookmarkngadi duu
naked
bookmarkngaio
needlefish
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkoga
to husk (a coconut) with a sharp stick
bookmarkoha
verb break, break up, destroy;damage, ruin
bookmarkolaa
adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval
bookmarkolo
an area in which sand has accumulated; beach; sand spit
bookmarkoomea
adjective afternoon (late)
bookmarksaelea
verb walkedupon
bookmarksee
adjective cry aloud
bookmarktaau
pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for singular noun)
bookmarktangada hai sauaa
magician, sorcerer
bookmarktaula (o de me holu)
noun bowstring (string of the bow)
bookmarktubuna daane
noun grandfather
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