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aloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkbuuganga
noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagavaivai
verb cause to become watery, or less viscous
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhai sogosogo
verb masturbate
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
verb to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhoohoa laagau
adjective drill wood to make a hole in which toinsert the end of a pole (to make a joint)
bookmarkhuluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
bookmarkmagau baubau
die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmoni lele
noun airplane
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
tainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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