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alili
noun mollusk sp.: turbo argyrostoma
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbalabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbasa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbongabonga
adjective bent up
bookmarkboobosu
adjective
bulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdabadaba
noun slipper lobster
bookmarkdagadagai
adjective tending to dagai
bookmarkdagaligiligi
adjective broken into small pieces
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdama-a-de-galabe
noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdinana donu
noun natural mother
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgai busibusi
verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgalevaleva
noun birdsp.
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhadihadi
verb break many times or in many places
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaloalo-mea
verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaoaoa
verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)
bookmarkhagaavaava
verb provide or receive support continually
bookmarkhagababa
verb become engaged to marry; make level, make flat; prepare for, make ready
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhodahoda
adjective gasp for breath (more than once)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave
bookmarkhunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkhuuhuli
verb
lebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklele sseni
adjective insomnia (after sleeping for a shortwhile)
bookmarklodo me muimui
in the bush (uncleared area)
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmadadaagodo
adjective gradual slope or inclination
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmadaladala
adjective easily unfastened or untied
bookmarkmagalili tai
adjective flow (of tide)
bookmarkmagi hanohano
adjective diarrhea
bookmarkmagimagiaa
adjective frequently magiaa
bookmarkmalibilibia
adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkme balabala
noun the soft spot on an infant’s head; genitals (of males or females)
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmogomogo
verb muscles (of the body)
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
sabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksassano
adjective becoming ssano
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseesee hagadibadiba
adjective waddle
bookmarkseseu
verb
push (now and into the future)
sisi
verb write
bookmarksisi galisi
striped (with thin lines)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarkssuilebelebe
completely wet all over
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
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