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agiagi
noun bird sp., fairy tern (Gygis alba)
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkboialiali
noun the light just before daybreak
bookmarkbolobolo a sogo
noun a type of basket
bookmarkdahi-malali
time noun the first number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdegidegi
verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkduu molomolo
visible clearly
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgalele
verb a method of fishing (casting with a pole)for tuna)
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaaneane
verb console; excite sexually
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaidaida
verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing
bookmarkhagalollolo
verb lubricate
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhohhoo
adjective a sound made when surprised
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklaubalabala
adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible
bookmarklaulaunga
noun able to be hooked
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over
bookmarkmasavavvava
adjective having many holes (like a screen)
bookmarkngaengae
verb to become dizzy in the water
bookmarkngaungau
noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)
bookmarksabanaana
a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksinasinaina
adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)
bookmarksissisi
adjective striped (having stripes)
bookmarksoosobo
adjective
get up
tinana o dogu bodu
noun mother-in-law
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
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