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aduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
buubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
dauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgabuibui
noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
loulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalala
noun charcoal
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksinsia
sisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
sussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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