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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
buni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgiidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
goobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhooholo
verb
isiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
lahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
moigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
tinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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