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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
buaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
daahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmainu daodao
malaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
sussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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