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abuabulu
adjective easily sinkable
bookmarkangiangi
verb blow with increasing force (wind); blow continuously (wind); fan
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbalaginagina
adjective be squashed
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
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bonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkbubu donu
adjective move skillfully
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdababa-gabugabu-tai
noun fishsp.: lizardfish
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdoa agalala
very big giant
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
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
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagabaabaagia
verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagadibadiba de lima
hagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagalauna
verb teach to use galauna
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarkkano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarkliholiho
noun string twirled from coconut fiber, sennit
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkloolodo
noun deep holes in the lagoon reef
bookmarkmada baubau
noun flirtatious
bookmarkmada gelegele
noun male child
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadagabubu de maanadu
slow-witted
bookmarkmadamada
verb compete (as between individuals); front of
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmalemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmaluulu
adjective cool
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarksolasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarkssuonioni
sand
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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