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adiadi

verb relate repeatedly

anga baabaa

noun mollusk sp., spider conch

augaunga

noun the appearance of an infected area

baba iho

adjective recently settled

balabala

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adjective soft

bangongo

noun fish sp.: rabbitfish

beabeau

verb choppy seas

biigii

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noun pig

boi dugidugi

noun idiot

boi malangilangi

adjective laugh abnormally

boobosu

adjective

bulabula

adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)

buni ange gi de gelegele

to have been dead for a long time

buuganga

noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose

daadaa

noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)

daadaanga

noun appearance of

daahaa mada balabala

the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa

daane dee lahilahia

noun a very special one (rarely seen)

dabadaba

noun slipperlobster

dada saiolo

adjective to hoist a sail

daedaea

adjective have reached many places

dalia-dodo

noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi

dangada agoago taumaha

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noun priest

daungaangalu

noun high-watermark

de ahiahi danua

good evening

dele de maahaa

daybreak

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

dige de belubelu

a circuit made by a school of belubelu

dili ebuebu

verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)

doi-avaava

noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)

dookalala

adjective stilts,walk on stilts

dudu

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verb burn (transitive)

duga de gumigumi

verb allow one’s beard to grow

duliduli

verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises

duudua-a-de-honu

noun seaweedsp.

e dee daadaaia

to be in no hurry

gaagaa

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noun baby

gabigabia

verb repeatedly grubbing

gamugamua

verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu

gidigidi

verb short

gobagoba

verb bushy (of hair)

gumigumi

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beard

hadahada ama

noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe

haduhadu

verb thick (not watery)

hagaadaada

verb getting to be near daybreak

hagadahadaha

verb keep staying away

hagadamadama

verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)

hagadugudugu

verb crouch repeatedly

hagagapua

verb to create gapua

hagahanahana

verb recook over and over

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagalele mouli

verb startle; surprise (someone)

hagalollolo

verb lubricate

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly,delay

hagao baubau

low wages, low-priced

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship between kin

hala langa goobai

noun a form for plaiting hats

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

hohhoo

adjective a sound made when surprised

huugaabungubungu

very plump

igauli-sissisi

noun fishsp.: tang

lahalaha

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adjective wide

lalaa

verb sizzling noise (as in frying)

laubalabala

adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

lele biho

adjective dive head first

lele vae

adjective jump feet first

limamalie

good at massaging

lodo baba

calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries

lodo me muimui

in the bush (uncleared area)

lolo manu de boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

loulou

verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)

madaladala

adjective easily unfastened or untied

madolidolia

adjective very madolidoli

magalili tai

adjective flow (of tide)

malalidage

adjective usedup or cleaned out completely

malamala

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noun small bits of things (e.g. sawdust)

manumanu

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noun small red insect that sucks blood

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

masa bagubagu

adjective dry reef (at very low tide)

massanganga

adjective apart, widely spaced

mataodao

noun fishsp.: cornetfish

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

moni deledele

noun sailing canoe

moo balabala

adjective barely cooked

moomodu

adjective ; collapse completely

mounuunu

verb easily mounu

nagonago

verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)

nebunebua

verb be nebunebu

ngaaheahe

verb taro which is watery or gummy

ngaangaa-ulu

noun hair of the head

ngalongalo

adjective forgetful,absent-minded

sao de lahalaha

adjective more wide than long

sauvalovalo

verb echo

sisi galisi

striped (with thin lines)

suusu

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noun shoe

tangada maagaga

industrious person

tinana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandmother

viivii

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verb to put an infant to sleep by singing a lullaby