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aalali
noun a type of coral which grows on the lagoon bottom
bookmarkadaada
dawn (first light)
bookmarkaloalo-uli
adjective becoming dark (of fully mature coconut meat)
bookmarkanailaa laa
it was today that
bookmarkanei nei
these now
bookmarkau taadaaia
verb don’t rush take it easy
bookmarkbangongo
noun fish sp.: rabbitfish
bookmarkbelabela
verb dirty (like bela)
bookmarkbulabula
adjective testicles; look here and there; to have a lot of spots; twinkling (of many stars or phosphorescent insects, etc.)
bookmarkbulibuliaamou
adjective prone to long for
bookmarkbulubulu maanadu
noun incomplete idea
bookmarkbuubuulia
verb to divine (for omens)
bookmarkdaaholi paalaaini
noun fried taro and banana biscuit
bookmarkdada alohagi
adjective trolling
bookmarkdada de ava
a strong current in the channel
bookmarkdagodo daudahi
adjective having the same characteristics, be alike
bookmarkdangadangalebu
verb becoming rougher (of seas)
bookmarkdeledele kau
adjective
walk proudly
dihidihi
noun butterfly fish
bookmarkdinana
noun mother, aunt; senior female relative, person in a mothering, or motherly, relationship
bookmarkdoadoa
verb the sound made to attract chickens
bookmarkdogodogoisi
adjective becoming fewer and fewer
bookmarkgadagada-a-vaga
noun a very small tuna
bookmarkgalavalava
the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp
bookmarkgamugamu
verb coralsp.
bookmarkgiligili tai
noun horizon
bookmarkgugu
adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to
bookmarkhagabadabaatai
verb
hagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, etc.
bookmarkhagadagadaga
verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.
bookmarkhagadugudugu
verb crouch repeatedly
bookmarkhagaduidui
adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe
bookmarkhagagubenga
verb to teach someone to use a gubenga
bookmarkhai mada dabu
an avoidance relationship between kin
bookmarkhuubuudoi
adjective fat and squat and ugly
bookmarklaaladi
verb to scratch (an itch)
bookmarklele tuli
childbirth
bookmarkluduludu
verb trembling
bookmarkmada dahi
adjective having a single point or blade
bookmarkmagi luduludu
adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person
bookmarkmalibilibi
noun crack (of a whip)
bookmarkmassagalala
noun burned (food)
bookmarkmudumudu-odaoda
noun fishsp.: damselfish
bookmarkngudu lagolago
lie (tell a falsehood)
bookmarkseesee hagadibabida
waddle
bookmarksilisilivaahea
verb frequently silivaahea
bookmarktinana o dogu damana
noun paternal grandmother
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Drummond, E., G. Anderson, J. Rudolph, M. Henry, K. Erwin & K. D. Harrison. 2016.
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