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baabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
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adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
balagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
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lodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarknoho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
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