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aboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbanuunu
bibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
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bubu
adjective move about
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksalasalahagi
verb repeatedly salahagi
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksassabe
adjective about to leave, prepare to leave
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksinsia
sisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
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