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aadiidii
verb dry (something) by artificial heat
bookmarkabasasa
noun European
bookmarkadiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkalasala
adjective vicious
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbonabona age
become fearful
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkbuubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaadaanga sala
adjective ugly-looking
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdibidibi
noun a square ball (for tossing about) plaited of pandanus leaves
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiilaulauhai
noun the seventh child of a couple
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
duuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
goononga
noun a record (set in competitive sports)
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagahoohoo
verb to scare fish, etc.
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagasogosogoisi
verb
hagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhale baabaa
noun frame house
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhilihili
verb choose carefully from among many,election
bookmarkhuluhulua
verb hairy
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklalau
adjective one after another becoming lau1
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
laulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmalangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu dolodolo
noun animal (doesn’t include people)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmeamea --
adjective becoming red
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
muimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarknamanama
noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)
bookmarknengenenge
ouou
adjective Yes! Yes!
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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