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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
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hagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
lodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
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
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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