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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkadaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
daadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dangau-sissisi
noun
dangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
daumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
duuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
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
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
hudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklaulau a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu-a-tababa
noun
plantsp.: cycadplant
me hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
sabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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