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abaabai
verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting
bookmarkabasasa huu
European in manner or appearance
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkanuanumia age
adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbani-gegeva
noun
bebe de lodo
noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbigibigia
verb covered with something sticky
bookmarkbodubodu
verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbulubulu hegau
noun unimportant work
bookmarkbunibuni
adjective be more-or-less together
bookmarkdaadaaligidanga
noun the way of being moved about in the air
bookmarkdada moni
adjective
to beach a canoe without using runners
daedaea
adjective have reached many places
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdao dahuuhuu
noun ridgepole (lower)
bookmarkdee haihai donu
that’s for sure
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdengadenga
verb having many denga
bookmarkdogi hulihuli
noun <= sauligi>
bookmarkdoo halehale me
risky, unreliable
bookmarkdugidugi tugi lau
duuduu manu
a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head
bookmarke hanuhanu i de pronoun
know something about
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkgosigosia
verb scratched (of something solid only)
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagabaubauanga
adjective to have been criticized
bookmarkhagadaubulebule
verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)
bookmarkhagaedeede
verb balance precariously
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagainga
verb litter up
bookmarkhagangadinei
adjective mean; inconsiderate
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhale neveneve
noun spiderweb
bookmarkhalehale dagodo
adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
huuhua
adjective pregnancy
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkihoiholia
verb useful for climbing down repeatedly
bookmarkilaila
verb having more than one ila
bookmarkitebuubuu
noun insectsp.: grasshopper
bookmarkivi gaogao
noun rib
bookmarklegalega
noun smallness
bookmarklele age
regain consciousness; epilepsy; surfacing (of flying fish)
bookmarklele vae
adjective jump feet first
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkluduludu
trembling
bookmarkmaadegadega
noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.
bookmarkmada loolodo
verb a depression in the reef (wherewater accumulates)
bookmarkmadaladala de leo
a clear and high-pitched singing voice
bookmarkmadamada
half-cooked
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmagulugulu
adjective to despair (of attaining success)
bookmarkmalamalama
verb shiny (reflects light)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmasimasi
noun dolphin
bookmarkme-e-ligi
noun taro corm (small)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmili mmili
verb to sift; rub between fingers
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarknganangana
adjective loud (noise) repeatedly
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksege gee
slip or slide away from
bookmarksii mada daahaa
a fine jet of water
bookmarksiisiia
verb fished in (place)
bookmarksinsia
sisi gaadinga
to cut copra
bookmarkubu haohao
type of prepared food made from taro and coconut cream
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