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adu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbaabaa ama
verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
balabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbale-masevaseva
noun
bangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
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duu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
ginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagangadimee
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarklaba ngaugau
noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkloselose-uli
noun fishsp.: trumpetfish
bookmarkluilui togo
a measurement of land along the shore
maahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
madagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanini
noun fishsp.: convicttang
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmataodao
noun fishsp.: cornetfish
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmomme vaivaia o ssaalenga
noun puddle
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
sabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkssali dodo
verb bleed
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