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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
daahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
huaamee mugamuga
iviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
uaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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