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aloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
buni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
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
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
madamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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