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aalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkbaabaa gadea
verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)
bookmarkbaabaa luu lima
clap hands
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbalagelage
adjective crippled and unable to walk
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkbodubodu-o-uda
noun insect sp.
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdanedane
verb an extensive infection of dane
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdumugamuga
noun butt
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalogalo malama
noun the last quarter of the moon (rising inthe east just before sunrise)
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gasigasia
verb rubbed against,scratched
bookmarkhaahaangoda ange
prowl around (to attack)
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagadoodoo denga muna
boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagaoda-lolo
noun fishsp. (= large llahi)
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
henua abasasa
noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
huuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarklallala
verb warm oneself by the fire
bookmarklau hadihadi
verb having wavy hair
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklobaloba
verb
flapping (of a sail in the breeze)
lodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkloulou
verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadavaivai
noun a type of knot used in net-making
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanomano
numeral thousands and thousands
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngudu lagolago
adjective lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarkodaoda
noun driftwood (any sort)
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksaiolo duli magaga
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarkuaua
noun vein or artery (blood vessel)
bookmarkvaaligiligi
adjective small (for a vast plural noun; used with dengaa)
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