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alili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
ivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
nengenenge
ngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
sii valavala
spray
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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