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alasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
gabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmadumadua
magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
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