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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkalaa laa
those (there) which were there
bookmarkalaala
adjective sleep fitfully
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbebelia
verb be very nervous, be very anxious
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkdababa
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdadangi
adjective make noise repeatedly
bookmarkdadau
adjective hit repeatedly (on one occasion)
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdahulihuli
adjective keep shifting direction
bookmarkdangada dau duadae
a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaumaha hagadaahao
noun social activities which are held in the church under church auspices
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdee madaladala de langi
raining without let-up
bookmarkdeehehee
verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdonudonu
adjective understand somewhat
bookmarkduuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkgabuibui
noun a type of prepared food (made with dried taro)
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgai moumou
verb wasteful of food
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgalagalani
adjective come close to the end of
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkgobagoba
verb bushy (of hair)
bookmarkgogo dua
adjective bent backwards
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhaahaanialo
verb to put haanialo on in several places
bookmarkhagadamadama
verb act like a child (as a behavior pattern)
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamogomogo
verb take special care of, cherish
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai dinana
adjective the relationship between mother (or other female elder) and child (or one treated as a child)
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhongagelegele
honu baabaa
adjective fill to the brim
bookmarkhuahuaa me
noun
hunehune
noun the fibers on the core of the breadfruit
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklaulau
lele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklodo baba
calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)
bookmarkmaadau belubelu
noun a type of fishhook (small, for belubelu fishing)
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmaamaane
adjective light1 (in weight)
bookmarkmada dabu
adjective
affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other
malemale
noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body
bookmarkmalingilingi
adjective spill out little by little
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmanu-hai-hau
menemene
noun male genital organ
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmoemoe
adjective becoming more moe2
bookmarkmolimoli taula
adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmouli-o-nono
noun <= malianoono>
bookmarkmuimui
verb crowded (owing to a disorder of things); dense (underbrush)
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkngaalulu
adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngavalivali
adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a diving board in use)
bookmarknuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksauvalovalo
verb echo
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseisei
pipefish
bookmarkseni alaala
adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety
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