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anaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabadabaataianga
noun
hagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
hoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
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