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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
buaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
dau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
gai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmainu daodao
malemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
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moomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
silisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
tainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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