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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkadaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhongagelegele
huaamee mugamuga
isiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
ivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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