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abasasa
noun European
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noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
baba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
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basa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbolebole
adjective
trembling
buubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdeai me hagalongolongo
do unhesitatingly
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgau looloa gaadinga
noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
giligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgoobai dada
noun umbrella
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadangadanga
verb loosen
bookmarkhagaganimuli
verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagasaosaohiaanga
noun
hatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhoohonu
verb
huuhuu
noun fishsp.: parrotfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarki de -- sogosogo
apiece, each
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collar bone
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarkkano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklimamalie
adjective good at massaging
bookmarklolo hai haahine
a love potion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmainu daodao
malamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmalingalinga
noun sideburns (of hair)
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoni galele
a canoe rigged for galele fishing
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mosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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