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aboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
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bulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
naamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
noho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
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 galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
tinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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