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agogo

adj. brilliant (used only with the color red)

akai dabadaba

earing

akiaki

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n. white biblical dove

angoli gilala

bottom fishing

baguugu

vi. defecate

bai bai

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n. flatfish (flounder, halibut, etc)

belubelu

fish species

biabia

n. prepared food; raw soft breadfruit mixed with water

bilibili

vi. octopus

bolobolo higi duwwongo

basket for serving portions at a feast

bongongo-loubuge

bongongo-loubuge

n. rabbitfish

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bulu luuluu ngudu

n. tooth brush

bulubulu

vt. embrace

buu iliili

trumpet shell

daadaa

vt. hew

dada

vt. pull; drag

daligi gii made

kill

danedaneauli

danedaneauli

n. shark sucker

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dangada agoago

n. teacher

debedebe

n. box

dedeedae

adj. always late

dedeedonu

vi. to misunderstand, not able to understand

dedeegila

adj. unsuccessful

dedeemimi

adj. constantly having to urinate

dedeetau

adj. too small, misfitted

duludulu

n. house post

duu lagalaga manini

school of surgeon fish

ganniu balabala

n. soft meat of green coconut

gaugau

v. wash self

geiga iga

fish innards

gelegele pungu

disk-like sand particle

goneiga lala

n. smoked fish

gonu hagalimalima

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v. be somewhat fast

haadodo

n. outrigger float connecting stanchion

haahaa

to feel about in the dark, to grope

hadu sukusuku

n. rocks for pounding

haga nghoronghoro

snore

hagaaaadee

vt. cause to repeatedly have free time

hagabaubau

vt. think

hagadubedube

vi. stumble

hagaehaaeha

vi. be similar

hagageinga wai

boundary of taro plot

hagahagaboo

vt. keep conversing

hagahagahumalia

vt. make up (after fighting)

hagahaganoho

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

hagahagaoho

vt. scream periodically

hagahagaulungi

vt. always lying (someone) on a pillow

hagahidinana

mother and daughter relation, a mother and her children

hagaligiligi

vt. to approach circumspectly; gingerly

hagalili

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

hagalooloo

vt. lengthen

hagamiami

vt. feast, party

hekehek

adj. skinny

hoho

near

honihoni

n. light sprinkling rain

hwouhwou

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bark (dog)

iwi di wogowogo

n. rib

kerekere

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sand

laagauhau

laagauhau

Stick used for pushing the boat out

labelabe

n. olive-scribbled wrasse

lala

vi. heat up

lalaur

n. flame

lauka wolowolo

n. shouting wood used for making houses on Kapinga atoll

leelee

v. speak

lele

Run

lele hagamhuni

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escape

lili

vt. sizzle

lodo balabala

Meek in spirit

lolo wea ho

tallest

looloo

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long

loulou

vt. pick with a breadfruit picker

lowada daua

lowada daua
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n. red warrior ant

madamada

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n. short jawed bonefish

malaelae

n. open area around the house

malama madangi

n. hurricane lantern

malili

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dull

manu mamaangi

manu mamaangi

n. bird

Example: Photo by tropical.pete September 28, 2007 via Flickr License: CC BY-SA 2.0

matagitagi

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first

matagitagiloo

once upon a time, first time

matua tuadolu

phrase a triple hook

Matukerekere

Matukerekere
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an islet of Kapinga Atoll (uninhabited, reserved for use by fishermen only)

mimi

vi. urinate

ngaagau

n. rectum

nganganga

n. tin roofing

ngogo

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n. brain

ngudulooloo

n. longnosed emperor

nno dada

n. a knot that unties when pulled

oluolu

scraping soda can on table noise

papa

noise of multiple claps

ruwaruwa

vomit

tabatab

n. slipper lobster species

talo mangamanga

n. three pointed fishing spear

tangada mada mada humalia

n. guardian

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n. ghost crab

teluakalakala

Skirt

Ti Rongorongo

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personal name of a Kapinga man who lived in the first half of the 20th century.

todtodo

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bleed

Togo Manini

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name of coral head in Kapinga lagoon

tolole

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tongue

Touhou

Touhou
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an islet of Kapinga Atoll (one of only two that is inhabited)