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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkadaadamai
adjective recall slightly
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
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boobodo
adjective occurring at short intervals
bookmarkbuaalali
verb flood tide
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdangidangi ange
askpermission of, apologize to
bookmarkdanudanu
verb to bury a great many, to keep going down (so that it becomes hidden from view)
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkde ulu hagabolebole
topmost part of any standing object
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
dunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgoigoi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadagasala
verb blame (someone), accuse
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagamommomo
verb reduce a little at a time
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
isiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
laalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarklomolomosi
verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalili
noun fish sp.: goatfish
bookmarkmanu-hagadigedige
noun mollusksp.: coneshell
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmolimoli i tuu gaha
to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed
bookmarkmoni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarkngalongalo
adjective forgetful,absent-minded
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarksabiningaa lau
sasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
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
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksoesoe
adjective straight or level all over (as a playing field); somewhat level or straight
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