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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
bulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
mounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarktangada maagaga
industrious person
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
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