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adaada age
first light of the moon
bookmarkalaala dangada
noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkanga baabaa
noun mollusk sp., spider conch
bookmarkangeange laa
the one following the one in question
bookmarkbalagelage gee
severely crippled
bookmarkbasa hagaeaea
adjective stutter
bookmarkbeibei
adjective more-or-less alike
bookmarkbilibili-hadu
noun fish sp. (trachinotus bailloni)
bookmarkbooboo
noun a type of prepared food (made from taro or breadfruit)
bookmarkbubu
adjective move about
bookmarkbuubudu
adjective crowded together closely
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaahaa mada makaga
the stage of development of the coconut between daahaa and daahaa mada giigii
bookmarkdala gaogao
noun the part of the human body between the hip and the ribs
bookmarkdama moemoe sala
noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery
bookmarkdangi daudau
adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)
bookmarkdaubodobodo
adjective short (in duration)
bookmarkdaubulebule
adjective spotted (covered with spots)
bookmarkdele de maahaa
daybreak
bookmarkdenei nei ()
this is it (is this it)
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdogadogaa
adjective having a tendency to be dogaa
bookmarkdogonogo
noun tip of the spine (caudalvertebrae)
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)
bookmarkdugu de gumigumi
allow one’s beard to grow, unshaven
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plant
bookmarkduudua
noun taro plot
bookmarkeleele
noun fishsp.: shark sp.
bookmarkgaadinga hagaangiangi
noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)
bookmarkgaba de ahiahi
noun early evening,late in the afternoon
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgiigii
noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgoononga gee
to setarecord
bookmarkhagaaduadu iho
self-criticism
bookmarkhagaaduisiisi
verb to treat someone as a first husband or wife
bookmarkhagabalabala
verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist
bookmarkhagabalagelage
verb to have come to be unable to walk
bookmarkhagabasabasalia
verb cause to be convinced
bookmarkhagadangada
verb treat someone as a human being
bookmarkhagadaubodobodo
verb shorten (time or rope)
bookmarkhagadubu manu baabaa
noun the name of a certain type of string figure
bookmarkhagaganimua
verb to treat as an eldest child
bookmarkhagagili
verb cause to have skin disease
bookmarkhagaholoholoi
verb to use holoholoi
bookmarkhagamalele
verb complete (something); kill (someone)
bookmarkhagamalemalemo
verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)
bookmarkhagamalemolemo
verb
hagasugisugi
verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate
bookmarkhaha
noun mouth odor
bookmarkhai de hilihili
verb hold an election
bookmarkhai dodo
verb bleeding profusely
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship (between kin)
bookmarkhaihai me
verb be doing something suspicious
bookmarkhilohilo me
adjective impure
bookmarkhilohilo senga
adjective half-crazy
bookmarkhongagainga
adjective urinate
bookmarkhooholo
verb
ivi ngongo
noun collarbone
bookmarkiviivia
verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarkmaadau daodao
noun a type of fishhook (large, for using a piece of fish as bait)
bookmarkmaadau mada bodobodo
noun a type of fishhook
bookmarkmadahuuhua
verb pimple
bookmarkmademadea
verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure
bookmarkmahamaha mai
to appear beautiful (that thing over there) to me (i.e., from where i am)
bookmarkmahangahanga
adjective cracked in many places
bookmarkmaholehole
adjective scraped,scaled (fish)
bookmarkmalala
noun charcoal
bookmarkmalibilibi
adjective crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmalili gelegele
adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken
bookmarkmalumalu de me
cloudy day (not bright)
bookmarkmammamu
noun fish (in children’s speech only)
bookmarkmanumanuhi
adjective frequently manuhi
bookmarkmaomao
adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall
bookmarkmimi
adjective urinate
bookmarkmoa-a-daila
noun birdsp. (= large moa)
bookmarkmounuunu
adjective easily mounu
bookmarkngaaheahe
verb taro which is watery or gummy
bookmarkngadi seesee
walk barefoot, stroll
bookmarkngudu maimai
adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome
bookmarknoganoga
verb a method of plaiting mats
bookmarknoonogia
verb bloated from ingesting too much fat
bookmarksali dodo
bleed
bookmarksigisigi mai (adu, ange)
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksigisiginga
say bad things about one to one’s face
bookmarksii valavala
spray
bookmarksisi
mollusk, sp. Neritidae
bookmarksussunubega
wrasse (fish)
bookmarktangada sisi
secretary
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