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adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
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banuunu
bebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdada manu
adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
gaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
giligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
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
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
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magamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
ouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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