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aduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkaoao
verb becoming daylight
bookmarkaugaunga
noun the appearance of an infected area
bookmarkbanuunu
bebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbogobogo
verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdangada vai gelegele
a person of filthy appearance or habits
bookmarkdihidihi
noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)
bookmarkdoi-avaava
noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore (used for making perfume)
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduu baebae
adjective to appear in the distance as a row of small objects (like adjacent islets on the atoll)
bookmarkduu mugamuga
noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock
bookmarke hanohano
have diarrhea
bookmarkebuebua
verb covered with ebuebu
bookmarkgada-alaala
noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgai hagalongolongo
verb eat sparingly (to save some for others)
bookmarkgaleve maimai
noun fresh (unfermented) galeve
bookmarkgaugau dalinga
noun exterior of the ear; a loop-like handle
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgiligili tai
horizon
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgogoo
adjective
googoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaahaango
verb wakeup (someone) insistently
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate europeans
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabungubungulia
verb cause to be expanded
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadolodolongia
verb slack off on (a rope) little by little
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamanomano
verb make many thousands
bookmarkhagamomo
verb reduce in quantity
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly,delay
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagasoosoa
verb to put soosoa on a canoe
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhakaugaua
verb to bathe (someone)
bookmarkhala dudu
noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
rust
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huaamee daahaa
huuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkhuuhuaa me
noun sorcery (made with chants)
bookmarklabelabe-uliuli
noun fishsp.: wrasse
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarklebelebe
noun fishsp.: jack
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkmaagaga dua
adjective to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
mahumahu
adjective becoming mahu
bookmarkmaimai sseni
adjective to sleep especially well or restfully
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasaova balalangi o lote ngadau
noun rainy season
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmassogosogo
verb go or do by oneself; a one-man canoe
bookmarkmavaevae
adjective scattered
bookmarkmoigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmolomolo de biho
round-headed
bookmarkmoni galele
noun a canoe rigged for galele fishing
bookmarkmuli de huaalaangi
noun afternoon
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarknoho hagamolomolo
adjective to sit by oneself (away from the main group)
bookmarksaelesaele
verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarksavasavali
verb always hungry
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
bookmarkunuunu
nurse (at the breast)
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