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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
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)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
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hagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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