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aheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbelubelu
noun fish sp.: scad
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagadaulooloa
verb prolong,extend
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun fishsp.: flatfish
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmalinolino ~ malimalino
verb becoming more and more calm (of weather)
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoumou
verb wasteful,waste (something)
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngalullulu
adjective shaky
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarkseevoivoi
adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
ua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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