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abasasa
noun European
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huaamee daahaa
huuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
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mounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
sussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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