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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkalili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbaabaasi
noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkduga de gumigumi
verb allow one’s beard to grow
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgammenge-maimai
noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaaiongi
adjective continually hagamaaiongi
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
hungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklaulau
lavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
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lima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
madamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
mogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmoumousi
adjective repeatedly being mousi
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksavasavaa
verb getting closer to the time (of happening)
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
Example: Photo by Emily Drummond, 06/10/15
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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