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aduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgabuibui
noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
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
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
ssuonioni
sand
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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