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alualumia
verb
sendaway
angeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbuni ange gi de gelegele
to have been dead for a long time
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdabadaballahi
adjective more-or-less thin
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdemee hagaangiangi
fan
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalagala
noun spongesp. (several spp.)
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
goobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaalala
verb stand leaning
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagameme (iho)
adjective gradually decreasing (in noise level,force of wind, etc.)
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
labodo-daubulebule
noun eelsp.
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklaulau
lodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
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mademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmmasa bagubagu
adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksisi galisi
verb striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
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