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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
bubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
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hagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
huluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
mainu daodao
malala
noun charcoal
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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