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abuabulu

adjective easily sinkable

adaadeu

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pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, alienable noun)

alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

aliali

noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut

alualu

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verb fish, hunt (during the day)

baa galele

noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing

balagia a de gaga

noun fish sp., parrot fish

bani-gegeva

noun

bebe de lodo

noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)

biho ngaalulu

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headache

bingabinga

adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation

bonabona

adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona

bonabona age

become fearful

bubu sala

adjective move unskillfully

bulubulu malo

noun rag

buubuua

verb to divine (for omens)

daadaaia ange

adjective be in a hurry to

daane mada daua

noun bravest in war

dagaligiligi

adjective broken into small pieces

daubulebule

adjective spotted (covered with spots)

daudali i lodo

follow another’s will

dee lahilahia

big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous

degidegi

adjective ticklish

dele de boialiali

daybreak

deledele hainga a me

rush because of an emergency

demee hagaangiangi

fan

denaa naa ()

that will be it. (will that be it)

dibaa dodo

verb a clot of blood

dili ebuebu

verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)

dua lele

noun to throw one’s back out of joint

dugu de gumigumi

allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven

duu mugamuga

half of an unripe coconut; buttock

duuduu manu

noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)

duumaa de gelegele

numeral trillion (a million million)

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gai busibusi

verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)

gai haganamunamu

adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)

galababa

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)

giidada

verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)

gosigosi

verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly

gumigumi huluhulu

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noun beard (lit. hair on the chin)

haa-alaala

time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"

hagabaubauanga

adjective to have been criticized

hagadagado

hagadagado

to draft (a carving)

hagadaubulebule

verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)

hagagalauna

verb teach to use galauna

hagahahine

adjective treat as a woman

hagakolili

verb to use the word kolili

hagalooloa

verb lengthen,prolong

hagamanomano

verb make many thousands

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hai mogomogo

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adjective muscular

hai vaivai me

have sexual relations

hanohano dua

adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)

honu malingilingi

adjective fill to overflowing

huuhuna

adjective hide

laulau

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hundreds and hundreds

limalima

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adjective dexterous; quick

lodo gilimalali

noun pureness of heart, innocence

lodo lagolago

adjective indecisive,undecided

lodobaubau

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adjective sad

lodolodo

adjective to be desirous continually

lollolo

verb oily

lolo hai haahine

a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)

lolo manu-de-boo

noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)

luuluu haha

gargle, wash one’s mouth out

maadau daodao

noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)

maanadu bodobodo

adjective limited in intelligence

mademadea

verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure

mahamaha mai

to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)

maimai de ngudu

adjective sweet-talker

malali de biho

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adjective bald

malamalama

adjective sparkly; glittery

malangilangi

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adjective happy

malenlena

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adjective stretchable

malili de biho

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adjective balding

malillili

adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line

malumalu-tangohi

adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)

manu-hagadigedige

noun mollusksp.: coneshell

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

maomao

more and more; diminshing rainfall

me maimai

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candy

moni velovelo

noun a canoe with men going spear fishing

muli lele

noun the rear tip of the turtle shell

mulimuli

verb much later; the very end

nagonago

verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)

namanama

noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)

ngaangaa-ulu

noun hair of the head

ngalullulu

adjective shaky

ngongo

noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)

sabalabala

adjective always agreeing with

sali dodo

adjective bleed

savasavaa

verb getting closer to the time (of happening)

seesee hagadaahao

adjective walk (for recreation)

seisei

pipefish

siisii

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noun fishing pole

tama legalega eidu

pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost

tamana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandfather

tangada agoago

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noun teacher

ubu haohao

type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream