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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
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
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
mahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
maohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmodomodo
moemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
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