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aloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
deai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
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)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgabuibui
noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklaulau
laulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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