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anga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdeadea
adjective becoming lighter in color
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaamaasina
verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
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madaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more round, spherical
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmolimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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