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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkagaaga
noun having lots of roots
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkaladoidoi
noun iron (a piece of)
bookmarkaloalo
verb to paddle (a canoe)
bookmarkalohaha
noun throat (of fish only)
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkaugaua
verb infected
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbedibedi
adjective getting fat
bookmarkbobo
adjective rotten
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbubu sala
adjective move unskillfully
bookmarkbugubugu
adjective
swollen
buubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkbuubuu a lada
a type of puzzle
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdau balabala
adjective slack (of rope)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduudua-a-de-honu
noun seaweedsp.
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgabigabidia
verb repeatedly held
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgegeli
adjective struggle
bookmarkginigini loola
a game played by children
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhadu-gamugamu
noun coralsp.
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagaligiligi
verb to speed up (to get over with)
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkheboheboohagi
adjective fight frequently
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkholahola aalanga
adjective calisthenics,exercises
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
noun the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklaalaa
verb having many branches
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
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 lau manu
a sarong of material with a flowered pattern
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklili baasi gee
accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member
bookmarklodo gilimalali
noun pureness of heart, innocence
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmaamaai
adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)
bookmarkmada looloa
adjective longer in comparison with; extendingfarther than appears to be the case
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadagabubu
adjective dull (of an edge, or point)
bookmarkmaimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmoomodu
adjective
ngaangaa
verb not sturdy, rickety
bookmarkngaoheohe
verb easily bent (impermanently)
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarksasa gee
impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
sinsia
sissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksuisui
become wet
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
bookmarkvinivini
noun wrinkle (fabric)
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