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adaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkanaange laa hanu
a little while ago
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
daahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
giidada
verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagalongolongo ngadaa
adjective slow to respond to suggestions or commands (because resisting)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
luuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmagi gobegobe
adjective cold (sickness)
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
mahaahaa
adjective
maholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarknuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksabiningaa lau
sali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksinsia
tainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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