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alili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkbaba odi
adjective to have been settled for some time
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdada mamu
adjective an impatient fisherman
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdagodo mahamaha
adjective nice,pleasing
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdiidiingia
verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
galabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkginigini looloa
noun a game played by children
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaduadu dangada
adjective critical of others
bookmarkhagabudubudu
verb accumulate repeatedly
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
kaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
malangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmaohaoha
adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
molimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkonoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
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