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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
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belubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
dada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
hudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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