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aoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
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hagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
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magakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
masavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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