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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
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
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhongagelegele
huubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
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lodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
ngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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