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alaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
longolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
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moomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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