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adu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dinana mai i daha
stepmother
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
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmadumadua
magi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
mahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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