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abasasa
noun European
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
amoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkbaa galele
noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbasa hagasengasenga
adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables
bookmarkbibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbigibigi
adjective more-or-less close to
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdada gaehala
verb picking even small breadfruit (to avoidhaving to change one’s position, whichwould be necessary in order to pick breadfruit of the proper size)
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaudai
adjective skillful fisherman
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdulagi daudahi
adjective alike (in appearance)
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduumaa de gelegele
numeral trillion (a million million)
bookmarkgabugabu
shore
bookmarkgai haganamunamu
adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)
bookmarkgai samusamu
verb eat left-overs (that most people wouldthrow out)
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgogo gi mua
bent forward
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
adjective cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhai moumou
verb use wastefully
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhale hongelegele
noun toilet
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhalihalibaa
noun flatfish
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
ihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklaudodole
noun smallness
bookmarklaulau hoe
noun the blade of the canoe paddle
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklolo hai haahine
noun a lovepotion (applied to the clothes or body)
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
bookmarkmagi eaea
adjective
an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding
magi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
maholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmainu daodao
malangalanga
adjective repeatedly (or becoming) malanga
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
mama
noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmaunuunusi
adjective
moni hagadeledele
noun model (or toy) canoe
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksasa
adjective to talk or move in one’s sleep, or whendelerious
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksii diidii
adjective urinate
bookmarksilasila
verb look around for
bookmarksisi
verb write
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
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