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anengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkaoao
adjective continuously sufficient
bookmarkaugau
verb pus
bookmarkbagibagi de me
all of a sudden (violent actions)
bookmarkbangabanga
adjective skinny, shrunken
bookmarkbasa baubau
verb speak badly of someone
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbiho o de agoago
topic of a sermon
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
dele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdibaa dodo
verb a clot of blood
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdolodolona
verb often flooded
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkgammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkgavagava
noun weather-hardened black driftwood
bookmarkgelegele dea
verb sand
bookmarkgelu-uliuli
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagaaugaunga
noun state of becoming infected
bookmarkhagadangidangi
verb play music; make someone keep crying
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
verb attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamalemolemoanga
noun
hagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhatahata
noun chest (body part)
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhuuhuaa mee
sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarkhuuhuu
verb to clap one’s wet hands together (to dry them)
bookmarklaalaanui
adjective becoming big
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklaulau hai daonga
noun
a type of basket
laulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkluuluu haha
adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmada baabaa
noun #NAME?
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madamada a me
noun a miscellaneous assortment
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmalalidage
adjective usedup or cleaned out completely
bookmarkmalillili
adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line
bookmarkmalimalino
verb becoming more and more malino
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligi
noun small bird
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmoana magalili
noun a cold underwater current
bookmarkmogomogo
noun muscle
bookmarkmolimoli
verb to take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled
bookmarkmolomolo iho (age)
adjective appear clearly
bookmarkmosongenge
noun a name children tease each other with
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarknaamulolo
noun
ramrod;
ngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarkngongo
noun black bird species (eats fish)
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarkseni ahiahi
adjective go to bed early (in the evening)
bookmarksoesoe gulu
a young breadfruit tree
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
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