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adaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
lallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
manu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
ohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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