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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkabaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbanuunu
bulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
dada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
giigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhongagelegele
hongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
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limasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
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