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alasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
bagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
daumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
dibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhooholo
verb
hoohonu
verb
ivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
malibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
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milomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
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