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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
dookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkisiisi luu gauasa
to tear from limb to limb
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmainu daodao
malalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodomodo
moigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksisi
noun mollusksp.: neritidae spp.
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
sussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
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