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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmadumadua
magamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarknengenenge
nganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
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