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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdada manu
adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
daumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
haha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
itebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
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muimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
siiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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