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adiadi
verb relate repeatedly
bookmarkalaala
noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)
bookmarkaloalo me
noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkanengenenge
noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbaba
noun fish sp., squirrelfish
bookmarkbaba
adjective level (not bumpy); (any sort of) flat base (esp. the board on which mats are plaited); the consolidated reef under water or sand; the back of a human; the shell of a turtle, crab, etc.; to be ready
bookmarkbaba age
be decided about
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkboi gadagada
adjective laugh all the time at nothing
bookmarkbolili
noun a type of prepared food
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbulobulou
verb to net flying fish
bookmarkdaane mada daua
noun bravest in war
bookmarkdada saiolo
adjective to hoist a sail
bookmarkdagimomo
adjective few for each one
bookmarkdaladala
verb say again and again
bookmarkdalodalo keli
adjective pray earnestly
bookmarkdalodaloa
verb pray for
bookmarkdangada abasasa
adjective european persons (including americans)
bookmarkdangage age
adjective raise up one’s head from a lowered position
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdaumaha hagaulu
noun the church service at which new members are accepted
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdevedeve
adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)
bookmarkdilodilonga
noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance
bookmarkdoedoe
adjective still remaining, still leftover
bookmarkdongidongi
verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at
bookmarkdoo togonogo
adjective separation of the tip (caudal vertebrae) of the spine
bookmarkduu lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduu-lellele
noun apodous sea cucumber
bookmarkduudanga aheahe
noun refrain (of song)
bookmarkgalogalo
adjective look around (with one’s eyes only)
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgohugohu
adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhaahaangodalia
verb a place which has been fished in over and over
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagadibadibalia
verb cause to hagadibadiba
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagahahine
adjective treat as a woman
bookmarkhagao baubau
adjective low wages, low-priced
bookmarkhagassui, hang gainga, hagamamane
urinate (piss)
bookmarkhai de hilihili
hold an election
bookmarkhai sogosogo
adjective masturbate oneself
bookmarkhakaligali
verb grooved
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhaula ngongo
adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhuaamee mugamuga
huluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkisiisi luu gauanga
to tear off (a person’s) legs
kave dagi de momo
take a little (or few) at a time
bookmarklabodo-sisi
noun eelsp.: snakeeel
bookmarklabulabu sala
adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)
bookmarklalaa
verb sizzling noise (as in frying)
bookmarklaulau gai
a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklele tua
adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse
bookmarklilolilo
adjective in a sheltered place
bookmarklongolongo i adamagi
to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information, therefore, is false)
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaaileele
adjective die,dead (persons or animals)
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmadolidoli
verb of unusual age or size
bookmarkmalumalu-tangohi
adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmasausau
verb goodat fighting
bookmarkmasoasoa
adjective spacious
bookmarkmassagalala
verb burned (food)
bookmarkme abasasa
noun european things (gear, etc.)
bookmarkmoana dugidugi
noun far from any land, in the open sea
bookmarkmoana magalili
a cold underwater current
bookmarkmodimodi
adjective walk stealthily in a crouch
bookmarkngaangailu
noun hair (on the head)
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngudu leelee
verb talkative,loquacious
bookmarksabisabini
verb wrap up or tie up over and over
bookmarksasaanimadava
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarksasao
adjective escape one after the other
bookmarkseesee haangoda saele
look for girls
bookmarkseisei
noun fishsp.: pipefish
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksinga sogosogo
adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
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