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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
malingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarktama legalega
infant
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