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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkabasasa
noun European
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
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
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
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
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
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hagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
mugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
muli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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