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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkabasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmark
lohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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