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adu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
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