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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
diimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
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hagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksau aloalo
verb echo
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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