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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkadaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau
lele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
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lingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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