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adu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
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bulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
huluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
malimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
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