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adaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
huluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodomodo
moemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
mounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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