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aoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
balagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdada de uila
an electrical storm
bookmarkdagugu
noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdaladala
adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdeledele hainga a me
rush because of an emergency
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgaagaasia
verb rubbed against (of lines only)
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalevaleva
bird species
bookmarkgannui mada balabala
gannui which is soft and mushy
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkgobugobu
adjective splash (or make noise like splashing)repeatedly
bookmarkgogo
adjective bent slightly (like a round-shoulderedperson)
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
goononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkgumigumi-o-sogo
noun plantsp.: epiphyticfern(vittaria incurvata cav.)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
hunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklala gaadinga
adjective to heat copra (to dry it)
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklulu
verb to shake (something) rapidly
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmada legalega
verb a small hole;having small openings
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmadumadua
magalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmalamalau
adjective repeatedly or continuously malau1
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun land animal
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
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mudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmusumusu laa lalo
whisper softly
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksausau
noun fishsp.: lion-fish
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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