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anaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
daedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
dungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
mugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
nebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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