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aboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaloalo gaadinga
noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
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bebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbigobigo
adjective bent up (having several bends)
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bubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipperlobster
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdiidii ange
urinate against
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduuduu lagi
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgalabe-duiduia
noun seacucumber sp.
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgili solasola
verb leathery black skin (of humans)
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgoogoo
noun dark images, shadows in the darkness
bookmarkhagaago
verb imitate; show, teach; to urge
bookmarkhagaagoago
verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagaaugaua
verb cause to be infected
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagalili
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo but without the immature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagamaamaanadu
verb keep reminding or keep remembering
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarklangolango
inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklavalava
noun wrap skirt; sarong
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’conversation
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaaloolo
adjective refreshed (e.g., after a rest, or a shower)
bookmarkmaamasa
adjective
mada ligiligi
adjective having small eyes or holes
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmagaugau
adjective easily faint or lose consciousness;mortality-prone (e.g., of a family)
bookmarkmahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmalala
noun ashes
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalianoono
lizard fish
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmoni deledele
noun sailing canoe
bookmarkmosongenge
a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkngalogulogu
adjective easily ngalogu in many places
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksee boiboi saele
stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
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