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aasasi
adjective flee (of a small school of fish)
bookmarkagiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bani-gegeva
noun
boi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdebedebe
verb the folds of skin around the waist
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
demee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
haduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhau baba
verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarkliiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarkmadumadua
magau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmainu daodao
malangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalele
adjective completed
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngadi diinonga
pagan gods, idols
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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