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amoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbagi mada lagolago
machine gun
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdahi-malali
time noun the first number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdala-dalaa-moa
noun plantsp.: lycopodium phlegmaria l.
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdaumaha hagatoo donu
noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoa agalala
noun very big giant
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodousseacucumber
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagabibi
verb to cook food in an earth oven for a short time (just to heat it up)
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagaongaonga
verb moving one’s head back and forth in time to music
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
hungahunga a nui
the flower of the coconut tree
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liholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklou de gaugau dalinga
pull the trigger (of a gun)
bookmarklugulugu
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
malalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalo diadia
noun mending holes in clothes by runningthreads crisscross across the hole
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
masa bagubagu
adjective dry reef (at very low tide)
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmodomodo
modomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
salibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksisi baalasi
verb printing (block letters)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
bookmarkvaivai basa
dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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