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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
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daadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
daumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhongagelegele
honu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
maimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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