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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkabuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkagoago
verb learning, teaching
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa naa
these (there) only
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
buubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
dogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdoo de lolomango
separated (of crude coconut oil)
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
e hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
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hagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhuaalaangi
noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarklaalanga
noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmaimai mai
become maimai
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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