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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhongagelegele
hugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
maholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmainu daodao
malalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
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monilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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