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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
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hagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
ivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
madamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmainu daodao
malemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
maomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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