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alasala

adjective vicious

anaa naa

these (there) only

angeange laa

the one following the one in question

bagibagi

noun

bagibagi de me

all of a sudden (violent actions)

bangabanga

noun fish sp.

bani-magevageva

noun fish sp. (rare)

basa degidegi

adjective speak disconnectedly with rage

bebe

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noun butterfly

bebe de lodo

noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)

belubelu

noun fish sp.: scad

bulaga-a-leo

noun fish sp.: tang

bunana

adjective conjunctivitis

dabadaba

noun slipperlobster

dabuvae sisi

noun little toe

dahi daalaa

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noun dollar bill

dahuuhuu

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noun roof

dangadanga

adjective loose (not tight) ; sieve

daumaha haangoda

noun prayer service held while visiting others’ houses

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

diidiingia

verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays

dili ebuebu

verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)

dodo ina

bloody (as of garments)

dogonogo

noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)

donudonu

adjective understand somewhat

dookalala

stilts; walk on stilts

dulagi daudahi

adjective alike (in appearance)

duu ubu haohao

piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil

duuduu lagi

a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gai dagidagi

verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road

galele

verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)

ganimuumuni

noun a type of string figure

gau looloa gaadinga

noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts

gavagava

noun weather-hardened black driftwood

gegeli

adjective struggle

hagaagahi

verb call (someone)

hagadamadama

verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)

hagaedeede

verb balance precariously

hagaeueu

verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders

hagaidaida

verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing

hagaligiligi

verb to speed up (to get over with)

hagamaamaanadu

verb keep reminding or keep remembering

hagamadahuuhua

verb cause to have pimples

hagamademade gaiaa

verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)

hagamanomano

verb make many thousands

hai me mudumudu

a habitually mudumudu

hai sogosogo

verb masturbate

hakaligali

verb grooved

hano de mama

escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

hooholo

verb

hoohonu

verb

ivi gaogao

noun rib

ivi ngongo

noun collar bone

labulabu sala

adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)

lagolagoanga

noun way of being many

lagolagohia

verb wounded in several places or all over

lahulahu

noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)

laulau a sogo

noun a type of basket

laulau gai

a canoe used to transport food to a feast

lele

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verb fly

lele mouli

adjective surprised

lingilingia

verb pour little by little

lollolo

oily

longolongo i adamagi

to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)

longolongo iho dalinga

pick up information from others’conversation

loselose-uli

noun fishsp.: trumpetfish

maahaa

adjective daybreak

maaileele

adjective die,dead (persons or animals)

maamaangalo

verb becoming more and more sweet

mada saosao

adjective sharp-pointed

madabiebie

noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)

madagabubu

adjective dull (of an edge, or point)

madannia sisi

noun littlefinger

magamagalili

adjective frequently magalili

magau baubau

adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)

malalidage

adjective usedup or cleaned out completely

malamala

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noun small bits of things (e.g. sawdust)

malemalemo

adjective

malibilibi

adjective crack (of a whip)

mangamanga

adjective having many manga

massogosogo

verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe

mee hagaangiangi

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noun handheld fan

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milomilosanga

noun the way in which a current moves about

mmili mmili

verb to sift; rub between fingers

nagonago

verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)

nebunebua

verb be nebunebu

ngadi diinonga

pagan gods, idols

noonounu

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obeobea

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adjective having many eyes (of the taro corm)

sabalabala

adjective always agreeing with

salulu

adjective the noise of an explosion or loud report (as when two things collide)

sao de looloa

rectangular (not square),oval

sassabe

adjective about to leave, prepare to leave

sauvalovalo

verb echo

savasavala

adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy

sibasiba

verb to walk off-balance

sisi galisi

striped (with thin lines)

tinana odogu bodu

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noun mother-in-law