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abiabi

abiabi

n. foam

baba dauaga

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father-in-law

baba langi

baba langi

n. blue sky

baganga du numekai

n. pot

bagugu

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defecate (shit)

banuunu

n. basket made with coconut leaves with carrying handle

beabeau

many waves

belubelu

fish species

benben

n. mahi mahi or common dolphinfish

bibinaga

n. mollusk sp.

daahaa

ai. broad space

dedeebaba

vi. to worry about

dedeedohu

adj. never enough

dedeetomo

adj. to grow poorly, unable to grow

didi

vt. wind around

do engo go ai?

phrase What’s your name?

duaahina ahina

n. sister

dudu

vt. to kindle (a fire or lantern)

dudu

n. zenith

gaagenge

n. ladder

gaga

vt. climb

gawe bilibili

tentacles of an octopus

geegee

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type of turtle

gelegele

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noun sand

Example: Photo by Matt Kiefer October 6, 2006 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

giligili

n. coral pebbles

gimadou nogo miami hiahi digo a dahi

phrase we eat together for dinner

goaa baba

level ground

goaa gulugulua

disgusting place

golugolu

n. mud

gubenge huduhudu

n. throwing net

hadahada

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chest

haduhadu

n. limestrone strae below soil

haga nghoronghoro

snore

hagaaaadee

vt. cause to repeatedly have free time

hagababa

vt. level (e.g. ground)

hagadoedoe

vt. use sparingly

hagaganniu

vt. to add more coconut meat

hagagiwigiwi

vt. to squint

hagagoboina

vt. amaze

hagahagaabulu

vt. to purposely sink or submerge (and leave submerged for some time)

hagahaganoho

vt. to seat (e.g., person’s at a feast)

hagahagaoho

vt. screaming periodically

hagahagapulu

vt. always keeping someone company

hagahidinana

mother and daughter relation, a mother and her children

hagalagilagi

vt. to dry out under sunshine (by hanging)

hagalili

vt. to sear (e.g., meat)

hagalooloo

vt. lengthen

hagamagama

to Mash

hagamangamanga

vt. move with the extremeties spread out

hagamiami hagaheetugi

welcoming feast

hai dahadaha

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n. manta ray

haka limalima

v. hurry

hale baguuguu

hale baguuguu

n. outhouse

Example: Photo by Joel Abroad September 29, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

hale gaugau

n. bath house

hauihau

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n. lionfish in general; red lionfish

hilihili

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hiwahiwa

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shark’s first dorsal fin

hiwahiwa

n. fish fin

holole

n. tongue

honihoni

n. light sprinkling rain

huluhulu

n. hair not on the head

iwi di wogowogo

n. rib

lagau duduia

lagau duduia
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n. tree

lalaur

n. flame

lau baba

n. board

leelee

v. speak

lele

vi. run

lialiagi

vi. shake one’s head

madalimalima

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adj. early (for an appt)

madamada

v. To meander or to look around

magalili

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cold

mama

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n. mother

manamanawa

vt. throb

manumanu

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insect

matagitagiloo

once upon a time, first time

Matuketuke

Matuketuke
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an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited)

mee dadaagala

n. toy

miami

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eat

miami luada

have breakfast

mimi

vi. urinate

moigaga

n. a fiber of coconut husk

ngudulooloo

n. longnosed emperor

nono madua

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n. paternal grandmother

oluolu

scraping soda can on table noise

papa

noise of multiple claps

rugurugu

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n. gold-lined sea bream

tadahada

n. chest

takamomo

n. blue boxfish

tamagigi ahine

n. teenage girl

tangitangi hekai

n. hungry whine

taro woroworo

taro woroworo
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n. branching coral

tata

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canoe part: float braces

tau magamaga

famine

tawatawa

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n. kawakawa tuna or mackerel tuna

tentene

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happy

tokitoki

noise of knocking

tolole

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tongue

tuahina ahina

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sister

tuahina ahina dauaga

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sister-in-law

tukituki

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wooden pounder for pounding breadfruit