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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
daa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
madamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
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moni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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