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aboabo
adjective become accustomed to
bookmarkadaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkadaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkaheahe
verb keep returning
bookmarkaliali
noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut
bookmarkbabaiangi
verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbingabinga
adjective the repeated use of a term or name in conversation
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
buubuua
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkbuusagisagi
adjective to be laden with scent (of air)
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdaasissisi
verb striped (with stripes)
bookmarkdagilagolago
adjective many for each
bookmarkdahi de gumigumi
shave one’s beard
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdalodalosia
verb pray for
bookmarkdangodango
verb repeatedly grab
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdee lahilahia
big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous
bookmarkdegedege
verb to wiggle the hips repeatedly
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkduuduu lagi
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgadagada doo me
laugh at
bookmarkgai salusalu
verb prepare food wastefully (too much must be thrown away)
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgangong
noun plant species whose leaf is used for cooking
bookmarkgiigii saele
giggle
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkhagaabasasa
verb act like or emulate Europeans
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagahaahine
adjective treat as women
bookmarkhagalolo
verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food
bookmarkhagamaamaane de lodo
cheer up (someone)
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhagamaimai
verb sweeten
bookmarkhakaunuunu
verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)
bookmarkhalehale dangada
noun a suspicious character
bookmarkhalehale me donu huu
surprisingly, it turned out to be possible
bookmarkhhagi de baa galele
jerking of a fishing lure to attract fish; a method of extracting a lure from the fish’s mouth
bookmarkholoholoi
verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing
bookmarkhugahuga
noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)
bookmarkhuugaabungubungu
very plump
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarkigauli-sissisi
noun fishsp.: tang
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
kaianeane
adjective show-off
bookmarklagolagohia
verb wounded in several places or all over
bookmarklele mouli
adjective
surprised
liiliagi daudahi
be of the same status
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklolo manu de boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmaaheahe
adjective decreasing
bookmarkmaamaanadu
verb keep thinking about
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmalemolemo
adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmaluilui
adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over
bookmarkmanavanava
adjective breathing
bookmarkmanihaniha
adjective inclined to be maaniha
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmassaganga
verb to be very dry
bookmarkmassanganga
adjective apart, widely spaced
bookmarkmodomodo mada gii
the stage of development of the coconutbetween modomodo and gaadinga gaha de a
bookmarkmodu sogosogo
adjective separated from others, and by itself
bookmarkmugamuga
verb
the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed
mulumulu aamanu
verb moss (on rocks or coral)
bookmarkmuna maimai
noun <= ngudu maimai>
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknengenenge
ngaangaa-ulu
noun
hair of the head
ngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarknoomeemea
a wave of sufficient force to wash over normally dry land; tidal wave
bookmarksaesaelea
verb to be continually walked upon
bookmarksao de looloa
rectangular (not square),oval
bookmarksavasavala
adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarksinsia
sisi
verb write
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksogosogoisi
adjective
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