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adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
suuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
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