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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
huuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
malele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
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