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adu-balebale-i-dua
noun fishsp.: bonito
bookmarkaduisiisi
noun one’s first spouse
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkamuamu iho
noun drizzle
bookmarkaude vaavaa
don’t talk about this to anyone
bookmarkbaabaoa
verb wash up on shore continually; ghost (children’s language)
bookmarkbaba ange
ready for
bookmarkbaba iho
adjective recently settled
bookmarkbabaiangi ina
cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type
bookmarkbalagia a de gaga
noun fish sp., parrot fish
bookmarkbangabanga
noun fish sp.
bookmarkbanganga
noun fish sp.: wrasse
bookmarkbonabona age lodo
feel fearful
bookmarkbulubulu dangada
noun unimportant person
bookmarkbulubuludi
verb keep hugging
bookmarkbuu de mama
air filled with mama
bookmarkdaadaanga
noun appearance of
bookmarkdaaganga
noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)
bookmarkdaahaa mada balabala
the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdaangenge
verb meaty (not having much fat)
bookmarkdada me
adjective to obtain taro (by pulling up the tubers)
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdalodalo
verb pray
bookmarkdangi hagahadihadi
adjective wail loudly (when crying)
bookmarkdau bodobodo
adjective to tie at the end of a short tether
bookmarkdenaa naa ()
that will be it. (will that be it)
bookmarkdihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdiidii
adjective penis; urinate
bookmarkdiimolalaaidu
noun the tenth child of a couple
bookmarkdinana
noun mother (formal)
bookmarkdolodolo o de ava
noun <= luu dolodolo>
bookmarkdoo lodolodo
risky,unreliable
bookmarkdugudugu iho
adjective a technique of massage
bookmarkduu ubu haohao
noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil
bookmarkgadigadi
noun itch
bookmarkgadigadi gauvae
adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)
bookmarkgaegaehala
adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees
bookmarkgagai
verb propensity of fish to bite (one at a time)
bookmarkgaigai a usu
flatus
bookmarkgalavalava
noun the grains in the trunk wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgeevee
noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)
bookmarkgelogelo
verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)
bookmarkgeugeu
verb shake one’s head back and forth;
bookmarkgogono
adjective moan
bookmarkhagabigobigo
verb wiggle
bookmarkhagadaga iho
adjective worsening
bookmarkhagagudu
verb cause to have lice (by transfer)
bookmarkhagangadaa
verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)
bookmarkhagasegesege ange
allow someone to do as he pleases
bookmarkhala dudu
a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)
bookmarkhesilisilihagi
verb repeatedly hesilihagi
bookmarkhihi mata
noun eyelash
bookmarkholehole
verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)
bookmarkholiholi
noun build (of a person); appearance(distinctive of an individual)
bookmarkhudaa lolo
noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidalwave
bookmarklaagii baubau
noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)
bookmarklagolagoaa
verb destroy or abuse property (for no goodreason); vandalism
bookmarklaulau gai
noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast
bookmarklibolibo ange
drunk, dizzy, crazy
bookmarklili mahangahanga
adjective mad as the devil
bookmarklima ma vae ange
work for as a servant
bookmarklodo lagolago
adjective indecisive,undecided
bookmarklongolongo i leaala
rumor
bookmarkmaamaagila
adjective becoming slightly parted
bookmarkmagimagi
adjective prone to illness
bookmarkmahaahaa
adjective
malemalemo
adjective
manaunaua
verb crazy,insane
bookmarkmanu-lalo-de-gelegele
mantis shrimp
bookmarkmassogosogolia
verb to have been by oneself
bookmarkmidomido
noun end of (e.g., a stick)
bookmarkmilomilosanga
noun the way in which a current moves about
bookmarkmmenengia mai
discourage (someone) about something
bookmarkmodomodo
moigaga
noun fibers of the coconut husk
bookmarkmoomoa-uliuli
noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)
bookmarkmuumuu kaiaa
adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)
bookmarknebunebua
verb be nebunebu
bookmarkngaangaailu
noun hair
bookmarkngadi seesee
adjective walk barefoot,stroll
bookmarkonoonogia
noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite
bookmarkouou
adjective yes yes
bookmarksese
verb walk
bookmarksinsia
suisui
become wet
bookmarktama legalega
infant
bookmarktama legalega eidu
pupil of the eye; a cry of a bird or human that sounds like the cry of a baby; the name of a ghost
bookmarkua dodo
rain of a reddish color - an omen of death
bookmarkuaua
vein, tendon, nerve, plastic filament
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