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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
madagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; 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-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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