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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
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daahaa modomodo
dagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdogodoganga
noun
plantsp.
duu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai dagidagi
verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
goigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagamidimidi
verb having a strong undertow
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkheehee
adjective cry out
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklimilimi
noun coralsp.: brain coral
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
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mudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksabiningaa lau
sasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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