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adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkboobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
doo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
gabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmaholahola danuaa age
revitalized (by a shower or rest, etc.)
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
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mudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarknengenenge
ngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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