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agaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbanuunu
bebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
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hagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
huugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malemalemo
adjective
malemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
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