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aduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
halehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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