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angiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
basa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdada manu
adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
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hagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
manu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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