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aneane
noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex
bookmarkaoaonga
noun way of staying up until daybreak
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
buu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdada soosoa
adjective to put soosoa on the canoe
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdaumaha hagasaele
noun a meeting of church members for business
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdiidiinga
noun manner of urinating
bookmarkdiilevalevanoa
noun the fifth child of a couple
bookmarkdogi daadaa
noun a type of adze (with a small blade, for light chipping)
bookmarkdudu de niho
a method of treating toothaches in which a burning root (of the aoa tree) is applied to the tooth (which later disintegrates)
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
copra dried in the wind (not in the sun or in an oven)
bookmarkgalegale
verb white matter (the sediment in palm toddy, or the powder-like substance on a pandanus key)
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgelegele uli
verb
black soil
ginogino
adjective inclined not to enjoy something (esp. food) by being overly sensitive to filth
bookmarkgoloa abasasa
noun european goods or tools
bookmarkguba-baabaa
noun fishsp.: cardinalfish
bookmarkgulu maimai
noun breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkgulu malali
breadfruit with smooth skin
bookmarkhagaadaada
verb getting to be near daybreak
bookmarkhagaagahi
verb call (someone)
bookmarkhagaaugau
verb cause infection
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagahanahana
verb recook over and over
bookmarkhagalulu de langi
attract rain (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamadahuuhua
verb cause to have pimples
bookmarkhagamaumau
verb study, attempt to memorize
bookmarkhagao baubau
low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagausiusi
verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai me mudumudu
a habitually mudumudu
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhalehale gaiaa
adjective cloying insincere humility
bookmarkhanohano dua
adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)
bookmarkhauhausanga
noun
hesuisuihagi
verb repeatedly hesuihagi
bookmarkhoohoo
adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
kano mugamuga
adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)
bookmarkkave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklabelabe-tea
noun fishsp.
bookmarklaelae (gee)
adjective look (funny)
bookmarklangolangona
adjective repeatedly heard or felt
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodolodo
adjective to be desirous continually
bookmarkmaagaga dua
to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back
bookmarkmadannia sisi
noun littlefinger
bookmarkmadumadua
maimai de ngudu
adjective sweet-talker
bookmarkmanaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkme hagasaga
noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmoni lele
airplane
bookmarkmoomoa
balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmuli lele
noun the rear tip of the turtle shell
bookmarknagonago
verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)
bookmarkngaungau-ulu
noun
noho dodo
adjective coagulation of blood
bookmarksabanaana
verb a phosphorescent flash in the water
bookmarksaesaele
verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)
bookmarksausaubaligi
verb always saubaligi
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarksiiviivii
verb a way of singing a child to sleep
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