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adaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkbadabadai
adjective having a tendency to meddle in others’ affairs
bookmarkbagibagi
noun
balabalavini
adjective clumsy by nature; awkward by nature
bookmarkbalala
verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus
bookmarkbebela
noun prowler
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbingibingi
noun plant sp.: tree sp.: hernandia tree (hernandia sonora l.)
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbungubungu
adjective
plump
daahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaahaa mada giigii
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa mada makaga and modomodo
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdada age
verb raise (a flag)
bookmarkdagadagalia
verb heavily travelled
bookmarkdagasisi
verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)
bookmarkdalodalo i de lodo
pray silently
bookmarkdaungaangalu
noun high-watermark
bookmarkdele de boialiali
daybreak
bookmarkdeledele saele
adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)
bookmarkdibononi
noun the youngest child of a couple
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdili ebuebu
verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)
bookmarkdinana mai i daha
stepmother
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkdonadona
covered in warts/moles
bookmarkdookalala
adjective stilts,walk on stilts
bookmarkduaa dodo
noun labor pains (of a woman in childbirth)
bookmarkdunu madamada
verb rare (not cooked thoroughly)
bookmarkduuduu
verb
stand around (idly); defecate
e dee daadaaia
to be in no hurry
bookmarkgaadinga gaha paa
noun a coconut with an unusually small-sized kernel
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
early evening, late in the afternoon.
bookmarkgadigadi
verb have itch
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgammenge-baabaa
noun mollusksp.: bursidae spp.
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgiligilisau
adjective go around habitually without clothes
bookmarkginigini
noun mollusksp.: tellinidae spp.; pharonella spp.)
bookmarkgobegobe
adjective cough (repeatedly)
bookmarkhaa-alaala
time noun the fourth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"
bookmarkhaduhadu
verb thick (not watery)
bookmarkhagaahiahi
adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)
bookmarkhagaaliali
verb to attempt to attract a member of the opposite sex through exhibitionism
bookmarkhagabulubulu ange
make do with
bookmarkhagaduuduulanga
noun a style of construction (consistently followed)
bookmarkhagaeueu
verb a shrugging movement of the shoulders
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagalagolago
verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply
bookmarkhai huuhuaa me
sorcery
bookmarkhai uaua
verb dilated veins
bookmarkhakaau unuunu
to cause an infant to feed at the breast
bookmarkhano de mama
escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)
bookmarkhegau baubau
noun bad deeds
bookmarkhooholo
verb
huluhulu-manenga
time noun the tenth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it" (= the person who becomes "it")
bookmarkhuuhuge
verb open or uncover many things (by several persons)
bookmarklagalagai
verb a method of plating coconut palm fronds
bookmarklagolagoanga
noun way of being many
bookmarklauasaasa
verb skinny
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarklima lele
adjective quick to fight,short-tempered
bookmarkluuluu haha
gargle, wash one’s mouth out
bookmarkmaagaga
adjective industrious
bookmarkmaahaa ada
adjective dawn (first burst of light)
bookmarkmada dabuvae
noun toenail
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magau baubau
adjective die in agony (owing to having led a bad life)
bookmarkmalemalemo ~ malemolemo
noun a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)
bookmarkmalinolino
verb <= malimalino>
bookmarkmanamanava
adjective <= manavanava>
bookmarkmanaunau
verb act crazy or insane
bookmarkmangunngungu
adjective the sound of something being chewed
bookmarkmanu hagadigedige
noun top (toy)
bookmarkmanu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga
noun serpentcucumber
bookmarkmoni gabegabe
noun paddling canoe
bookmarkmoomoa
noun balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)
bookmarkmuimuia
verb be muimui
bookmarkmulimuli
verb much later; the very end
bookmarkngalubelube
verb tremble or vibrate in the air
bookmarkohuohu
verb having many ohu
bookmarksamumu
adjective the noise of an explosion or collision<= same meaning as salulu>
bookmarksao de lahalaha
adjective more wide than long
bookmarksausau
lion-fish
bookmarksii valavala
adjective spray
bookmarksoasoa
adjective increasing in number (people)
bookmarksoosoa
noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)
bookmarktinana o dogu dinana
noun maternal grandmother
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