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alaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkdaahaa modomodo
daaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdabadaba
verb twinkling,flashing,winking
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
doo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkgaanunu
noun breast
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgonogono
adjective grunt (like a pig) repeatedly
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
verb critical of others
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagamalamalama
verb shine
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huaamee mugamuga
huahuaa me
noun
hungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklingilingia
verb pour little by little
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
mahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
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modimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmounuunu
verb easily mounu
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
songosongo
genitals (of males or females)
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