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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkalaa muhuu
how about those there
bookmarkataula
noun anchor rope
bookmarkbaa i de madangi
be hit (usually forcefully) by wind
bookmarkbagi
noun gun or any other weapon of similar nature
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbasa dau donu
speak moderately
bookmarkbasalia
verb be talked about (one person or thing only)
bookmarkbigi
adjective be caught between two or more other things
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
dababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdagodo gee (ma)
another thing altogether;different (from); recuperating (after an illness)
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdale
verb touch (two or more things being in contact); strike (a match)
bookmarkdali
verb wait for,along with
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdaogubu
noun waist, circumference
bookmarkdee gamalie
adjective do very attentively
bookmarkdenaa donu
that is it for sure
bookmarkdiinei de lodo
become calmer (after being angry)
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu donu
adjective vertical
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgada-moana
noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgaligi
adjective covered all over with
bookmarkgalo-gila
noun fishsp.: goatfish
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgavadu
adjective
give or carry (something) to you
gavage
adjective
give or bring up
gugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhaangoda de agau
noun a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)
bookmarkhaangoda de lodo
to fish in the lagoon
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagadau tugi
adjective punch each other
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagahaa (ina)
verb make a total of four
bookmarkhagailangi
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhagakii dalinga
verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten
bookmarkhagaodea
the time at which it is midday
bookmarkhagatolongia
verb slack off completely on (a rope)
bookmarkhai me a gauligi
a childish act
bookmarkhale hai niho
dentist’s office
bookmarkhano gi de maalama
transfiguration of ghosts or spirits into human form
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
imu-mea
noun fishsp.: triggerfish
bookmarkkaa
noun mangrovecrab
bookmarkkangi odi
adjective too sharp
bookmarklamallie
adjective bearing big nuts (of coconut trees)
bookmarklau de alelo
be unable to speak clearly, owing to a stuttering problem
bookmarklau kena
adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodo daemaha
adjective feel unhappy or sad
bookmarklodo lanea
adjective indecisive,confused
bookmarkluu ogu
pronoun my (for dual, inalienable noun)
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi haahine
adjective menstruation
bookmarkmago
adjective bad weather (high wind or rain, or rough seas)
bookmarkmagulu
adjective defeated
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmanege ma de --
better than (nothing, etc.)
bookmarkmanu solo laagau
a file (for filing metal)
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmee mmala
noun gallbladder
bookmarkmodu taalonga
adjective to escape (of fish, after having been speared)
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarknohoa
verb occupied
bookmarkodi de masavaa
having insufficient time remaining for (something)
bookmarkolonoa
sea cucumber
bookmarkoohia
verb (for a canoe) to be able to navigate on the reef (i.e., the tide not being so low that it is too shallow)
bookmarkpaa de mahedua
sneeze loudly
bookmarksaava
verb skinny,thin (lacking in flesh)
bookmarksai
noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)
bookmarksenga
crazy; dumb, foolish, ignorant; senseless, drunk
bookmarksigi
verb transfer (from one place to another),transplant; a technique of finishing a mat edge; to assist in the delivery of a baby (by manually extracting it from the birth canal); to tack a canoe (by transferring the mast from one end of the canoe to the other)
bookmarksomo haahine
a fleshy (non-muscular) man
bookmarkssii
broken into many pieces (as glass when dropped)
bookmarksugi launui
noun the tip of the coconut palm leaf
bookmarkuseahi
smoke, steam
bookmarkvela
burned
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