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abasasa
noun European
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
daubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkgabuibui
noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhongagelegele
honohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu gaugau
noun plantsp.: a variety of taro
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarksabiningaa lau
sabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksausaunga
adjective continually saunga
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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