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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkangaanga
noun body
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkboo seniseni
noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkdaa hagabodobodo
verb make a quick trip
bookmarkdaadaa
noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdali hagavagavaga
verb <= hagavagavaga>
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective ticklish
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkelaaelaa
adjective a sound indicating surprise
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgivigivi
noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkhaangoda dugidugi
adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagapua
verb to create gapua
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalodolodo
verb hope for (want)
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhoohoo ina
to frighten with sounds
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkluu dolodolo
noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmadamada o dangada
noun in public
bookmarkmagau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmaimai ange
to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
nui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
nuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarknuinui
noun a special kind of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksalulu
adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarktama legalega
infant
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