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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkabiabi
verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bani-gegeva
noun
boo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgamagama
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagangalo
verb forget purposely
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
kano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaanadu bodobodo
adjective limited in intelligence
bookmarkmada dao
noun prow of a fast ship
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
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madolidolia
adjective very madolidoli
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmonilele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
muli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksinsia
tama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
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