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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
daadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarke dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai hagalulu
adjective habituated to taking bait (fish); feed on bait
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhuubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
musumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
namanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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