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agaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
ouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksabiningaa lau
saelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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