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adaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhongagelegele
huahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmadumadua
malemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarknengenenge
ngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
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