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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
didianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
haha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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