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aloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind of, sort of, variety of
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdaedae
verb to catch continuously with a hand net
bookmarkdaedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdangidangi
adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant
bookmarkdee adagaigaina
a great many; serious
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgili malali
adjective
clean
gosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhaau unuunu
verb breast-feed
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hine huuhua
noun pregnant woman
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarkkave houhou
verb race to take
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklahulahu
noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)
bookmarklailai
noun fishsp. (= lae)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklollolo
verb oily
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkloselose-ganoanga
noun fishsp.
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi iviivi
adjective any illness characterized by wasting of the body (esp. t.b.), consumption
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmark
modomodo
molimoli ngaadai
adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
siiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
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