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aboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
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bugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgugu iho
adjective useless (person) in anything involving others (capable only of taking care of oneself)
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarklabodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmaluulu de me
the weather is cold
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarksabalabala
adjective always agreeing with
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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