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aausa
verb wake (of a ship)
bookmarkaboo nei
tonight (future)
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkahe iho
diminish (in intensity)
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkalodahi hugadoo
everything, everybody; each and every
bookmarkanei loo
these (here) are the ones
bookmarkanu age
to dance below people
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbua leu
noun ovaries and fallopian tubes
bookmarkbuu
adjective be greasy
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdahuli
adjective turn back; change one’s mind
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkdaula mada lau nui
noun a rope for tying palm fronds together to make a belubelu seine
bookmarkdolo bala
verb to climb a coconut tree without using a rope (on one’s hands or feet) for assistance
bookmarkdonu iho
adjective realize, understand
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkgadaha
noun birdsp.: greatfrigatebird(fregata minor)
bookmarkgaha paa
adjective a coconut with a small kernel
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgaleve
alcoholic beverage made from the coconut palm
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkganabu
noun the base of a coconut tree trunk
bookmarkgau dahi
adjective a method of fishing for tuna(angling with a single baited hook)
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ginadoa
verb a boil on the body that is hard and painful, and which will not come to a head
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgu oo ina mai
shout to announce important news (e.g., to announce the arrival of a ship)
bookmarkgubu lima
noun hand,wrist
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaa leu
noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhada
noun
shelf, platform, raft, floor (of planks); car; a clam nursery; men’shouse
hadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagabudu me
adjective selfish
bookmarkhagabuulei
verb put a ring on (someone)
bookmarkhagabuulinga dangada
noun tribe
bookmarkhagadaina
verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)
bookmarkhagaditidi
verb to skip a stone across the water
bookmarkhagaditidi mai de moni
a canoe going so fast it rides high in water (and is planing)
bookmarkhagamaingaa
verb cause one to feel maingaa
bookmarkhagamainu
verb provide with bait
bookmarkhai me daahea
search for driftwood or other beachedobjects
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhanonga
noun trip1, journey
bookmarkhhadi iho luu vae
take a short break (in work involvingstanding)
bookmarkhhule
verb to expose the head of the penis by pulling back the foreskin
bookmarkhuna me
a habitual thief
bookmarkila
verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin
bookmarkioo
adjective
to make a sound indicating "take it"
isiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
kangi baasi lua
double-edged
bookmarklima llau
five hundred
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective large in volume
bookmarkluu panava
noun scrotum (whole thing)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaadau dae ssae
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmahole
adjective peeled (a great amount having been taken off)
bookmarkmanadu
verb think
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanavasaa
adjective scared; afraid
bookmarkmanu aabi
noun kite
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmmene
adjective to contract inside of (like a marineinvertebrate inside a shell); detumescence; a sudden loss of desire (e.g., to defecate when people approach)
bookmarkmoahulu
goatfish
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkngago gaagoo
noun chicken egg
bookmarkngani mai
ngani toward oneself; fit (of clothes)
bookmarkngole
verb use up, use unwisely (not saving some for later), waste
bookmarkoda
eat something raw
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarkpagola
noun bad luck, punishment
bookmarkpula luu mada
excited with joy
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksali de usu
runny nose
bookmarksege de gauanga
dislocated thighbone
bookmarkseni magau
adjective sleep soundly (owing to exhaustion)
bookmarksumu ina
to make diamond-shaped designs in plaiting, or lashing
bookmarktainaahine o dogu bodu
noun sister-in-law
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
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