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aboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
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 donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdahadaha
verb an embankment around a taro plot
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaumaha dalodalo
noun prayer service (church)
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgelegele malama
noun sand with disk-like particles
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
me hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmodomodo
mouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksau aloalo
echo
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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