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abasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmainu daodao
malemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmenemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksibasiba
verb walk off-balance
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
tainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
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