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abiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkadaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
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bibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
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hagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
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madagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarknengenenge
ngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
ngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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