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bani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhongagelegele
huuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
isiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
sibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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