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aoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
sisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
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