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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada 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)
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgabuibui
noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhongagelegele
honu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
ivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
malili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmodomodo
molimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
muli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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