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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
daodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagavagavaga
verb punishment of a person by confinement (without food or drink) until his death
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
singa sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksinsia
sisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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