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anailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huaamee mugamuga
hunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalala
noun charcoal
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
mataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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