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aloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanaa naa loo
those seem to be
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbeabeau
verb choppy seas
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkboi malangilangi
adjective laugh abnormally
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbulaga-a-leo
noun fish sp.: tang
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdadango
verb repeatedly fall upon
bookmarkdahulihuli donu
adjective
be careful
daledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdangadanga
adjective
loose (not tight)
dangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdangau-sissisi
noun
dau looloa
adjective to tie at the end of a long tether
bookmarkdaula hagalevaleva
noun a swing (made of rope)
bookmarkdaulooloa
adjective long time
bookmarkdegidegi
adjective having a kind or generous nature
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdiadia
verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdodo ina
bloody (as of garments)
bookmarkdungudungua
verb repeatedly smell (something)
bookmarkduu i de liiliagi
equal in status
duu malaelae
an open field having no trees
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgai holoholo
verb eat fast
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgegeno
noun alligator,crocodile
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhaduhadua
verb rocky (full of stones)
bookmarkhagadaga ange
increase in
bookmarkhagadahadaha
verb keep staying away
bookmarkhagadibadiba de lima
hagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamademade gaiaa
verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)
bookmarkhagamalangilangi
verb please1 (someone), cheer up (someone); cheerful by nature, joyous
bookmarkhagangaue
verb move (something)
bookmarkhai daadaa
adjective the relationship between siblings
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhala langa goobai
noun a form for plaiting hats
bookmarkhale hongagelegele
noun outhouse
bookmarkhanange
adjective go to
bookmarkhelelei
adjective fly at the same time
bookmarkhoe gabegabe
noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)
bookmarkhongagelegele baalanga
adjective rust
bookmarkhuluhulu mata
noun eyebrow
bookmarkkano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkleuleu
adjective becoming leu (ripe)
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarklohaloha
verb measure off in fathoms
bookmarkmaamaalo
adjective becoming more and more maalo
bookmarkmada dangada ina
a person of importance (who is liked by the people)
bookmarkmagalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
mahanahanasia
verb warmed up
bookmarkmaholaholadage
adjective being holadage in several places
bookmarkmalala
noun charcoal
bookmarkmalamalama
adjective sparkly; glittery
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
noun mantisshrimp
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmassogosogo
adjective go or do by oneself;a one-man canoe
bookmarkme hagasengasenga
riddle, parable
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
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)
bookmarkmommomo
adjective a little at a time
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarknui hoohoa
noun
a coconut tree trunk incised with steps
nuinui
noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarkseevoivoia
verb to be in the state of seevoivoi
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
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