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aheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkbebea
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
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buaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdada saele
adjective always being borrowed
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdahedahea
adjective drift aimlessly
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdangada agoago
adjective teacher,preacher
bookmarkdangau-daa-sissisi
noun fishsp.: snapper
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdaudali i lodo
follow another’s will
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkduu munimuni
hide and seek (game)
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgoononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabunibuni
verb add together from different sources
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhongagelegele
hungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmadamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmagi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
mailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
starfish
bookmarkmaselesele
adjective straight-edged
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarkouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksabiningaa lau
sigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
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
bookmarksolasola
verb not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
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