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alaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkangaanga
adjective aware, alert
bookmarkangaanga
adjective measure by spans (anga)
bookmarkbaba donu
adjective properly settled
bookmarkbiibii
adjective ejaculate repeatedly
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkbudubudu
adjective crowded together
bookmarkdaadaaia ange
adjective be in a hurry to
bookmarkdaadaangia
verb pull continuously
bookmarkdaaganga
noun way of travelling
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdagadagasala
verb be always blamed for
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdama madua
noun eldest child
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdige de belubelu
a circuit made by a school of belubelu
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
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dugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgai hilihili
adjective eat only certain foods prepared incertain ways by certain people; fussy (about food)
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalugalu
verb
any jelly-like substance;jellyfishsp.
gammenge-gabe-de-liidogi
noun mollusksp.: murexshell
bookmarkhaadodo
noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float
bookmarkhaahaangoda
verb to fish first in one place, then in another
bookmarkhagaaloalo-uli
verb cause to become dark (of fully maturecoconut meat)
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
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hagagaehala
verb to cause to have immature breadfruit
bookmarkhagagalele
verb teach to galale
bookmarkhagahongagelegele
verb to make a child defecate
bookmarkhagalele mouli
verb startle; surprise (someone)
bookmarkhagamadamada ngaadahi
verb share equally among
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagasoesoe saele
adjective to walk about without greeting others
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhalehale dagodo lodo
nauseated
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhano gaogao
adjective move sideways
bookmarkhanu momo
adjective little bit,few
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarkhungahunga-a-nui
the flower of the coconut tree
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkhuuhuna
adjective
hide
kano avaavaa
adjective porous
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklele tuli
adjective parturition
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklimamalie
good at massaging
bookmarklimasisi
noun pinky finger
bookmarklolomango
noun to clear oil (which is separated from crude coconut oil by heating)
bookmarkmagamagalil ~ magalillili
adjective frequently magalili
bookmarkmagi hongagelegele todo
to have bloody stools
magi libolibo
dizziness or vertigo (as achronic condition or illness)
bookmarkmailiili
adjective fast moving (over a considerable duration of time)
bookmarkmalangilangi ai
happy with, pleased at; appreciative
bookmarkmanavanava gimoo
adjective panting (as when short of breath)
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu-hai-hagahoa
noun millipede
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmiili aheahe
adjective a version of the game called miili
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkmoni velovelo
noun a canoe with men going spear fishing
bookmarkmudumudu-dua-beau
damselfish
bookmarkmuli lele
the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkmulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkmunamuna
adjective a short prayer
bookmarknoho baba
live peacefully
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarknoomeemea
verb a wave of sufficient force to wash overnormally dry land; tidalwave
bookmarksabasaba
verb unstably balanced
bookmarksabiningaa lau
seesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksibasiba
verb to walk off-balance
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
bookmarksisi lima
verb longhand (writing)
bookmarkuaua
crave (for food)
bookmarkvaivai
intensifier too; overly
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