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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
isiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarksuisui
become wet
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