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aloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkaneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
dalia-dodo
noun mollusksp.: chlamys schmeltzi
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdaumaha haangoda
noun
prayer service held while visiting others’ houses
diidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdongi de gelegele
to peck at the sand (as do some kinds of fish when they are searching for food)
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
gulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagangadi me
verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhakaanunu
verb breastfeed
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhalehale me
adjective a developing situation
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhuahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarkhuuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
kano avaavaa
verb porous
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklavalava lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
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lohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaamaalamangia
verb continuously maalamangia
bookmarkmaamaangi
adjective repeatedly or continually maangi
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmada madangi
adjective able to point (into the wind) well (of a sailing canoe)
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magi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
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