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abaaba

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noun door

aheahe

verb keep returning

anailaa laa

it was today that

baabaasi

noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)

baba donu

adjective properly settled

bebee

adjective be flatulent

belubelu

noun fish sp.: scad

bulubuludi

verb keep hugging

bunibuni

adjective be more-or-less together

daaganga

noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)

daahaa mada giigii

the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo

dadaage

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verb raise (a flag)

dadango

verb repeatedly fall upon

dangadangalebu

verb becoming rougher (of seas)

dangidangi

adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant

degidegi

adjective ticklish

dele de boialiali

daybreak

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

dilodilonga

noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance

dogadogaa

adjective having a tendency to be dogaa

doo halehale me

risky, unreliable

dua lele

noun to throw one’s back out of joint

dudu de niho

a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)

dugudugu iho

adjective a technique of massage

duu molomolo

visible clearly

duu munimuni

hide and seek (game)

gadigadi

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noun itch

galu/augau

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mucus

gaugau dalinga

noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle

gavagava

noun weather-hardened black driftwood

giligili tai

noun horizon

hagaago

verb imitate; show, teach; to urge

hagaavaava

verb provide or receive support continually

hagadaulooloa

verb prolong,extend

hagagabugabu

verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)

hagagalugalua

verb cause to have more and more galu

hagamogomogo

verb take special care of, cherish

hagasegesege ange

allow someone to do as he pleases

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hale neveneve

noun spiderweb

halehale dagodo lodo

nauseated

halihalibaa

noun fishsp.: flatfish

hanohano

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noun diarrhea

hiehie

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

hilohilo me

adjective impure

hudaa lolo

noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave

huugaabungubungu

very plump

idiidi

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noun April

ivi ngongo

noun collarbone

laalaa

verb having many branches

laaladi

verb to scratch (an itch)

laelae (gee)

adjective look (funny)

lagalaga

verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)

lailai

noun fishsp. (= lae)

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

lausese

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noun pants

lima madua

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thumb

lobaloba

verb flapping (of a sail in the breeze)

lodolodo

adjective to be desirous continually

lolo manu-de-boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

loloa

adjective tall; long

lomolomosi

verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi

loolodo

noun deep holes in the lagoon reef

maahaa ada

adjective dawn (first burst of light)

madamada o dangada

noun in public

magi hanohano

adjective diarrhea

mahamaha mai

to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)

malingalinga

noun sideburns (of hair)

malinolino ~ malimalino

verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)

manamanava

adjective <= manavanava>

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

massogosogo

adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe

mmili mmili

verb to sift; rub between fingers

molimoli

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to carry things repeatedly / in multiple trips from one place to another

molimoli i tuu gaha

to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

momo dai sii

a very very little (in quantity)

moni galele

noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing

moumou

verb wasteful,waste (something)

moumousi

adjective repeatedly being mousi

mounuunu

adjective easily mounu

mudumudu-odaoda

noun fishsp.: damselfish

nagonago

verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)

ngaangaa-ulu

noun hair of the head

ngalullulu

adjective shaky

ngudu lagolago

adjective lie (tell a falsehood)

obeobea

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adjective having many eyes (of the taro corm)

saelesaele

verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)

sausau

noun fishsp.: lion-fish

seevoivoi

adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)

seni alaala

adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety

sigisiginga

say bad things about one to one’s face

sii diidii

adjective urinate

sii valavala

spray

sinaina

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verb having white hair

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

sogosogoisi

adjective

ua dodo

rain of a reddish color - an omen of death

umiumidi

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verb like (someone or something), feel affection for

vaivai basa

dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear