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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkaalo lo te moana
a disturbance (local) of air
bookmarkaboabongi
adjective easily capsizable
bookmarkadu-balebale-i-dai
noun fishsp.
bookmarkamoamo
verb keep lifting one thing after another
bookmarkbabaa
adjective a crackling sound, the sound of continuous explosions
bookmarkbala langi
noun rain
bookmarkbalabalagula
adjective habitually clumsy
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
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basa degidegi
adjective speak disconnectedly with rage
bookmarkbebee
adjective be flatulent
bookmarkbonabona
adjective fear (as perceived somatically); having many bona
bookmarkboo hagalele mouli
a night on which the making of noise is permitted (i.e., on certain holidays)
bookmarkbooboo me
adjective massage (as a medical treatment)
bookmarkbugubugunga
noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkbuubuu
verb divination
bookmarkdabuvae sisi
noun little toe
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdaedae
adjective to reach many places
bookmarkdahi-malali
time noun the first number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdaledale
verb repeatedly touch lightly
bookmarkdama legalega
noun baby, infant
bookmarkdangidangi keli
adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech
bookmarkdaudali
adjective follow (someone)
bookmarkdua hagalalo
noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing
bookmarkdua lele
noun to throw one’s back out of joint
bookmarkduliduli
verb hurting of one’s ears from high-pitched noises
bookmarkdungudungu
verb have a good sense of smell
bookmarkduuduu manu
noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaa de malala
there is sufficient ; an argumentative and stubborn person; argumentative
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgabigabia
verb repeatedly grubbing
bookmarkgai hagadoedoe
verb eat sparingly (to save for later)
bookmarkgalababa
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit skin)
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgiigii saele
adjective giggle
bookmarkgoogoo
noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)
bookmarkhaahaa
verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative
bookmarkhaahaa saele
adjective search here and there
bookmarkhadu hagamogomogo
noun gem
bookmarkhagaaoaonga
noun way of having purposely stayed up untildaybreak (once)
bookmarkhagabadabaataianga
noun
hagadibadiba
verb rock back and forth to one side
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhagahaahaanau
verb to help to deliver children on many occasions
bookmarkhagaluelueia
verb repeatedly hagalueia
bookmarkhagalulu de madangi
to attract the wind (by making certain noises)
bookmarkhagamadumadua
verb to act as though very old
bookmarkhagamudumudu
verb do slowly, delay
bookmarkhagausiusi de me
a sky covered with rain clouds
bookmarkhesohesongi
adjective repeatedly hesongi
bookmarkhiehie
noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)
bookmarkhilohilo ma eidu
a sorcerer able to take human or non-human shapes
bookmarkhonu baabaa
fill to the brim
bookmarkhuaamee daahaa
huahua ai
be in charge of, control, lead
bookmarklagalaga
verb to put down one foot after the other (as in walking or marching in place)
bookmarklala
verb to roast
bookmarklele sseni
insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)
bookmarklodo aheahe
adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant
bookmarklodo baba
noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries
bookmarklollolo
oily
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)
bookmarklolo manu-de-boo
a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmagakaga
adjective firmly attached
bookmarkmangamanga
adjective having many manga
bookmarkmangemangeo
verb covered with mangeo
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu lele vaaligiligi
noun flying insect
bookmarkmasagage
adjective good at fighting
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoanga
boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkmoomoa-ganoango
noun fishsp.: boxfish (yellow)
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkohooho
verb frightened by noise
bookmarksagisagili
verb to say dirty words to someone
bookmarksali dodo
adjective bleed
bookmarksalibaadaa
verb a type of low cloud
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksausaudia
verb continually blown upon (by the wind)
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarktainadaane o dogu dinana
noun maternal uncle
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
bookmarkuaua vaaligi
noun capillary
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