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aloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbulibuli
verb grab up one thing after another
bookmarkbulubulu malo
noun rag
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdeai donu angaanga
nothing at all
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdidianga
noun the manner of wearing one’s didi
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
henua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
huubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmada saosao
adjective sharp-pointed
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmanamanadua
verb keep remembering
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmolimoli ange
take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)
bookmarknoho dodo
coagulation of blood
bookmarksabiningaa lau
saesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksalasalani
verb becoming salani in one part, butnot yet salani all over
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
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