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adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
daa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
debedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
ginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhuahuaa me
noun
huuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalala
noun charcoal
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
massagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
me abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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