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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkaboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmodomodo
molimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
munamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
noho baba
live peacefully
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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