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abasasa
noun European
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkboi dugidugi
noun idiot
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdaodao
noun fishsp.: wahoo
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
duumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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