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aboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
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
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
haula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarklaulau
laulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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