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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdahi-malali
time noun the first number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
lauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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