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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
mataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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