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aloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
goononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
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