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alili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaagahi sseeloo
adjective to call out "sail ho"
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
limilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmainu daodao
malaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
odaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
tamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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