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alaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
holehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
hooholo
verb
hudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
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moomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
onoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
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