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agaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
buubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagalili mai
flow (of tide)
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
muli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknengenenge
ngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
sisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
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