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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huaamee mugamuga
huluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
lili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarksabiningaa lau
seesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
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