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aoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdaahaa
daaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdada manu
adjective to snare birds (with a loop on the end of a pole)
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkde ahiahi danua
good evening
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiimadamadanoa
noun the ninth child of a couple
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody
gaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
geevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhakaogao
verb to sit on one buttock
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
huahuaa me
noun
huubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkloulou
to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaamaangalo
verb becoming more and more sweet
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalianoono
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmogomogo ina
muscular
bookmarkmomolia
adjective decrease in quantity
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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