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alaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
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bunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huaamee daahaa
igauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
lele tuli
childbirth
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lili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarknengenenge
ngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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