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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
au taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhadu-uaua
noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhongagelegele
honu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
hudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
i de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksabiningaa lau
saesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
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