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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkabiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkabuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
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buu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
dao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
i de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
lele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
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madolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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