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adaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
buubuu
verb divination
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
daudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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