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agiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
augaua
verb infected
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
daaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhuahuaa me
noun
kano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
ngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
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