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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
huuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
ivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
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
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmadumadua
magakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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