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alaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
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madamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
mogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
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