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adu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
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budubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
lahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
malumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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