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aheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
bulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
lele mouli
adjective
surprised
liholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmadumadua
magi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
ssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
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