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agiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
buubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdada manu
adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
henua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
madamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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