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agaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
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bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
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