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alaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
bugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
daumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
hungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
maholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
nuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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