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alaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
au taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
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hagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
sii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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