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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bungubungu
adjective
plump
daadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdala-hagalulu-madangi
noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaudahi
adjective only,alone (just one)
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdilongaagau
verb voyeurism
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
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)
bookmarkduu molomolo
adjective visible clearly
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagadaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuahuaa me
noun
hungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele biho
adjective dive head first
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaamaadolu
adjective becoming more and more maadolu
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun plantsp.: pacofern (athyrium sp.)
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
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modimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/16/15
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksisi
verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra
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