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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
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buubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
huaamee mugamuga
kaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
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liiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
manu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
sabiningaa lau
saelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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