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aausa ina

a sea condition resembling that resulting from a ship leaving a wake

alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

anuanumia age

adjective visibly bobbing up and down in the sea

baa sala

adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)

balagula

adjective clumsy

bido abongi

capsize eventually

boo iho

adjective the following night

boobua

noun dragonfly

daahanga

verb fool (someone), deceive

dagabe

noun fishsp.: snapper

dagalia

verb trampled down (from people walking on); thoroughfare

dagelo

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bottom, foundation

dahuuhuu

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noun roof

daleba

verb flap briskly in the wind

dange

noun mollusksp.: giantclam (tridacnasquammosa)

dao

noun a spear, branch of (part of)

dau bodu

adjective married man or woman

daula sele nui

noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it

daumaha de manu

noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears

de hine dabeo

a menstruating woman

dee modu

adjective continually

delaa maa

that there was about (approximately)

denaa ai laa

that was it

doi

verb stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps fromwhich perfume is made

doluu

pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)

doo

noun an evil scheme

doo tuugau

a dislocation of the tuugau

duba

noun land crab sp. (small)

duumono

noun a type of prepared food made from taro

e hanuhanu i de pronoun

know something about

eiidu

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noun ghost

gana

bad person

gava

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noun black bird species (eats lizards and fish)

gede hadu

noun a type of basket

gelegele malama

noun sand with disk-like particles

geu

verb shake one’s head (once) to one side

gii talinga

tinnitus

gimaadeu

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pronoun we (plural, exclusive)

gobai

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noun hat

golee bugaliaa

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit (seeds)

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haahadi

verb

hada

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noun an elevated platform (e.g. for placing Samouli deity, or for sitting, sleeping, etc.)

hagaada

verb give a picture to

hagaboo

adjective greet; take leave of

hagadaha

verb to stay at a distance; to keep one’s distance

hagadaina

verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)

hagadilimangali

verb to teach someone to dilimangali

hagamalamalama

verb shine

hagasiva (ina)

verb make a total of nine

hagasugi

verb shorten, abbreviate; abbreviation, acronym, nickname

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship between kin

hakaadia

verb make tightly packed

hanga-mea

noun

heboohagi mai

found fighting

hegai

adjective eat ravenously

hhoda

adjective gasp for breath (once)

hhuge iho

adjective an opening in the clouds

hiihidi

verb

honohono

verb having hono in several places

hulo saaele

verb wander around

hungi

verb tricks of self-defense (some of which are like judo or karate)

kave gi de mahi

obtain by force

labua gee lodo

to have an upset stomach (being on the point of nausea)

lahulahu

noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)

lave

adjective be caught on, stuck on

llanea

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adjective plenty; a lot, many

lobadia mai

to have the sail and mast blown down (because the wind came from the side away from the outrigger)

lua-laangi

time noun tuesday (’second day’)

luu oo

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pronoun your (singular; for dual, inalienable noun)

mada mmea

adjective dark red

madangi

noun wind

mahulu

noun wakefulness

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

malinolino

verb <= malimalino>

mangoo

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noun shark

mangoo-biho-lua

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

me maaguluaa

noun dislocated joint (of the body)

moe dige

adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)

nevea

verb be neve

ngaage nei

gilbertislands

ngado

adjective come to the end or limit (of something)

niho

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tooth

oaa

adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh

pala ivi

adjective work beyond one’s endurance

saali

noun a type of rope (used for climbing breadfruit trees)

saesaele

verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)

sali ssavale

salivate

sauaa

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noun magic

sauduu

noun mermaid

savala

adjective interested in, enjoys

sege de gauanga

dislocated thighbone

siva

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number nine

ssave

flying fish

sseni

verb sleep (pl.)

Example: Gilaadeu nogo sseni anaboo. (They slept all night.)

tino boo

full moon (a period comprising two nights)

tua de eu

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shoulder blade

tudae

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verb defecate (shit)

uila

lightning, electricity

ula

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flame, aflame, burning

veli

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noun sea urchin