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adu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgailulu
noun birdsp.: booby
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
huaamee mugamuga
isiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
moe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
moomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarkuaua nnui
noun larger blood vessels
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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