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agaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbibi-gabugabu-tai
noun mollusk sp.: a bivalve
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgailingalinga
adjective continually wanting to eat
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgelgele dea
sand
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaasoaso
noun spouse
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalaulau
verb make many hundreds
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmomo loo huu
just a very little
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
tainaahine o dogu dinana
noun maternal aunt
bookmarktama 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
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
bookmarkvaivai daahili
a dirty song
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