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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkabasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
hoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
mada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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