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adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmodomodo
molimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
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moomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
tainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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