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aloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
dangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
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duliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkduu malaelae
noun an open field (having no trees)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
elaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
haahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
hugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
kave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkmaamaanu
remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmaimai ange
to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkmodomodo
moomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksasau
verb increasing in velocity (of wind)
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
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