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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
anei nei
these now
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
goononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
hudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
leuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
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mounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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