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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksinsia
sisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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