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aabi
noun room (of a house)
bookmarkaausa ina
a sea condition resembling that resulting from a ship leaving a wake
bookmarkalaa ange naa
about that
anga gi lodo
adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbaa donu
adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbau iho
adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)
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bona
noun a knot tied at the end of a rope or a string to prevent its unravelling
bookmarkbuu
adjective be greasy
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaa sseu
verb a way of forming the body of a canoe
bookmarkdaga
verb loosely clinging to a surface (outer orinner); coconutmeat which has formed in the nut with no sap
bookmarkdalia-mea
noun mollusksp.: mitra mitra
bookmarkdama adu hale
noun a child who wanders around to the homesof others
bookmarkdemeenaa
that one where you are
bookmarkdiingia
verb to be exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoo i de...
expulsion or voluntary withdrawal(from a group)
bookmarkdoo tahulinga
bad-mannered
bookmarkduna
noun larvae (of mosquito, etc.) found in water
bookmarkea
adjective to surface (while swimming); to be on the surface of the water; stop swimming
bookmarkeidu ai
treat as a totem, worship, treat as asupernatural being
bookmarkgaalau-ango
noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgamu
verb cut (something)
bookmarkgava uli
reef heron - grey phase
bookmarkgiivada
adjective good fortune in the future, as revealed by divination
bookmarkgili dalo
noun hillock
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkhaele sala
spoil (children), bring up (children) badly.
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaai
adjective be in a serious situation
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahala
a sleeping mat
bookmarkhagaingoo ai
called by (named)
bookmarkhagalau
verb make a total of one hundred
bookmarkhagalligi
verb make very small
bookmarkhagamouli
verb give life to, bring back life; food(prepared for a meal)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai dagelo
adjective deep-bottomed
bookmarkhai me a gimoo
to act insincerely
bookmarkhano ai huu
forever
bookmarkhhoa
verb crack open; break into pieces; cut a hole in
bookmarkhiloa
noun fishsp.
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkholi ange
resemble
bookmarkhonga de masavaa
at the time of
bookmarkhuaa me
noun coconut (for drinking)
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarklaagau
wood, stick (of wood)
bookmarklaagii
noun decoration,ornamentation
bookmarklava ai donu huu
forget it
bookmarklehua
verb blurred; covered with ashes
bookmarkllimu
noun a small honu
bookmarkmaahuge
maamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmada agamu
noun the essential design features of tuai
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmadangi
verb wind,gas,flatus
bookmarkmadohi boo
adjective midnight
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmana
noun supernatural power
bookmarkmanigangi
adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkme hhadu
noun falsehood,lie
bookmarkmidia
verb dream about
bookmarkmmade gimoo
adjective to die in great numbers
bookmarkmmaunga
noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)
bookmarkmmoa gango
adjective burned food which has been overcooked
bookmarkmouli
verb to live; be alive
bookmarkngadi me
noun nothing,unimportant,useless,worthless
bookmarkngago gaagoo
noun chicken egg
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarknonu
verb filter,sift
bookmarkpono iho
adjective put a cover on
bookmarkpoo
adjective grab or catch in a single act
bookmarksaabudu
noun fishsp. (= large saagahinoa)
bookmarksauduu
noun mermaid
bookmarksebugi
numeral billions
bookmarksiia gi moana ngaadai
drift downwind, away from land
bookmarksiva-dahanga
time noun the ninth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarksua hadu umu
stones (dead coral) used in the earth oven
bookmarksuisui
become wet
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