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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkabuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdada manu
adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)
bookmarkdae banibani
noun the white excretion of the banibani
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
de ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdelaa laa ()
that there was it (was that it)
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhaahadi
verb
hagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
masoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarktainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
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