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alohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
bulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
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)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
hilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
huluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
manumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
onoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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