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agiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
beibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
dabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
goononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
longolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmadumadua
magalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
masoasoa
spacious
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
tama legalega
infant
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