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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
haau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhadu de gaanunu
noun nipple of breast
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
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liiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmainu daodao
malemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmodomodo
moni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
onoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabiningaa lau
sali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
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