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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
diidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
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mmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
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
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
uaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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