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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdalinga bobo
noun having a runny ear (with pus)
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu hagasabasaba
adjective to stand in a place from which one is liable to fall
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagadiidii
verb help to urinate (e.g., by taking a baby outside)
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
laalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaahaa
adjective daybreak
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
muimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksisi gaadinga
adjective to cut copra
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
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