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adu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
daubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
demee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahongagainga
verb to make a child urinate
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouthodor
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklolo
oil
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmadabiebie
noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)
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madavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
maomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmodomodo
modu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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