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alaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdaahaa
dahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmadumadua
malaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
moomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
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