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agoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
daumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
degidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaulau
lili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
maholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
malemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
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