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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
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dungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
eleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgabuibui
noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
lomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
manomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
ngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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