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baba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
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adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
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modomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
momo loo huu
just a very little
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mudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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