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abasasa
noun European
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
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bigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
loloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
onoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksinsia
sisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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