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agaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
saelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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