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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
ginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhongagelegele
huuhuna
adjective
hide
isiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
lagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmalala
noun charcoal
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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