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aheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkalualumia
verb
sendaway
avaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaa lahalaha
adjective broad-chested
bookmarkbani-magevageva
noun fish sp. (rare)
bookmarkbibi-maadau
noun mollusk sp.: arcophagia scobinata
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkboiboi
adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
dada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdangi hagaeaea
adjective wail (when crying)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdilidili-dogi
noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
bookmarkdolodolo manu ligi
the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdonadona
verb covered with dona
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
half of an unripe coconut; buttock
bookmarkgaadinga gaha dea
a coconut which is nearly mature; the stage of development of the coconut between modomodo madagii and gaadinga
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgidigidi laa lalo
a very short person,midget; miniature, diminutive
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgosigosi
verb to scratch (slightly) repeatedly
bookmarkgulu daladala
breadfruit with rough skin
bookmarkhaahaula age de me
become bright (with morning sunlight)
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagadidi
verb to put a grass skirt on someone else
bookmarkhagagaagaa
verb behave like a baby
bookmarkhagagabugabu
verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)
bookmarkhagailangi daahaa
noun a type of prepared food (like dalogo, but without somo or mugamuga)
bookmarkhagalaudodole
verb cause to grow small
bookmarkhagamogomgo
verb cause to be muscular
bookmarkhagamogomogo
take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhonu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklahilahi
adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulau dao gai
noun a wrapping (like a basket) for food cooked in the earth oven
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklauvinivini
verb having kinky hair
bookmarklodo malangilangi
adjective happy
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklolo
noun oil
bookmarklongolongo iho dalinga
pick up information from others’ conversation
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmadamada
adjective half-cooked
bookmarkmademadea ange
feel sleepy
bookmarkmadila diadia
noun bindings wound around a fishing pole to give it extra strength
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
mahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmalemalemo
adjective
manu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasoasoa
spacious
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
noonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarkseesee hagadaahao
adjective walk (for recreation)
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarksuuduuduu
defecate (children’s language)
bookmarktamana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandfather
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarktibidibi
noun ball woven from coconut palm, used for sport
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bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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