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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkadaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkagoago
noun taro fibers
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkaoaoa
verb habitually remain up until daybreak
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbangabanga mai
become skinny, become shrunken
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bibi
noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkdaa hagalele
verb unscheduled,unplanned
bookmarkdaane dee lahilahia
noun a very special one (rarely seen)
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdauoni-baabaa
noun fishsp. (a rare school fish which looks like saniba)
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
diadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkduu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkduu midomido
adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgidigidi
verb short
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkhadahada ama
noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagadaga age
improving
bookmarkhagagalugalua
verb cause to have more and more galu
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai vaivai me
have sexual relations
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhanuhanu
adjective few; gaining in
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhiihidi
verb
hoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhonohono
verb having hono in several places
bookmarkhonu malingilingi
adjective fill to overflowing
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
hoohonu
verb
huuhuaa me
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkluuluu
verb to shake (something) back and forth
bookmarkmada lahalaha
adjective appear to be wide
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmalaelae
adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga
noun starfish
bookmarkmaomao
more and more; diminshing rainfall
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmasausaua
verb be masausau
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngaangauda
verb habitually ngauda
bookmarkngongo
noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)
bookmarkpula-laalaa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksinsia
solasola
not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)
bookmarksongosongo
genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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