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aboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkavaava
verb full of holes
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbilibili
verb having a tendency to be bili
bookmarkbinaaina
adjective cowardly (owing to weak-mindedness); afraid to assert oneself; not live up to one’s obligations
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdaumaha hagalava
noun evensong (last service of the day)
bookmarkdee hilihili
indifferent
bookmarkdenaa naa loo
that seems to be it; that could be it
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun adze with a small blade for light chipping
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkdookalala
stilts; walk on stilts
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgai moumou
wasteful of food
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgamugamua
verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu
bookmarkganimuumuni
noun a type of string figure
bookmarkgelegele gumi hue
fine-grained sand
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgohu boo dangodango
a pitch-black night
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgugu ange
able to look after others; able towithstand
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaduadu
verb say bad things about people
bookmarkhagaaoao
verb habitually and purposely remain up until daybreak
bookmarkhagabaubau
verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadinana
verb to treat as dinana
bookmarkhagakolili
verb to use the word kolili
bookmarkhagalagolagoa
verb cause to be numerous
bookmarkhagalooloa
verb lengthen,prolong
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamaamaalama
verb shine on continuously
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamulimuli
verb "this is the end" (of a chant)
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhagasogosogoisi
verb
hagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhebahebaa
adjective crowded together
bookmarkhenua gelegele
atoll.
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhoohoa
verb
hooholo
verb
huluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarklaanganga
noun way of plaiting
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
lima-malama
time noun may (’fifth month’)
bookmarklodo lagolago
indecisive, undecided
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmaamaaua
adjective frequently maaua
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madahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmagamagalili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu dudu dangada
noun
insectsp. (= manu-de-laama)
manu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkme hagalolo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro and coconut cream)
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
noun riddle,parable
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miili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmodomodo
molimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmomo dai sii
a very very little (in quantity)
bookmarkmoo balabala
adjective barely cooked
bookmarkmoomoa
noun the shoot from a germinating coconut
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun paternal uncle
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