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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdahi-malali
time noun the first number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
ilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
mommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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