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abasasa
noun European
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbasabasalia
verb be talked about frequently
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduu munimuni
adjective hideandseek (a game)
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)
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgegeno
alligator, crocodile
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklamu dada
verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmalulu
adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmodomodo
modu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkngadi diinonga
noun pagan gods,idols
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksuisui
become wet
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