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adu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkaloalo-mea
adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbunana
adjective conjunctivitis
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdanedanea
verb be covered with dane
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagalalo
verb angling (a fishing method)
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagasii lolo
noun wheel
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhenua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
huuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloloa
adjective tall; long
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
maimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalillili
adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmasa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmoe baubau
adjective
sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony
molomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmugamuga
noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee
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bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
onoonogia
verb an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarksinsia
vaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
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