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adaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbanuunu
basa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
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limamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
mada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
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