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aahee ange

what else

adu-balebale-i-dai

noun fishsp.

agu iho

say to oneself

aha laa

I wonder why

anei muhuu

how about these

baalanga

noun metal (any kind)

baba age

be decided about

babu

adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)

bagi mada lagolago

machine gun

balaginagina

adjective be squashed

basa

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verb speak

biigi

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noun pig

boolaa

adjective a type of sound, indicating surprise

dahido vae

noun the back of the thigh

daohi

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verb hold

dau namu

noun mosquitonet

dauaahe

adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)

de umu

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noun the cooking house

denei laa ()

this is that (is this that)

dogia

verb be wet from the rain

duu molomolo

visible clearly

duudagi

verb connect up, join up, continueupon

eleele

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

gabea

verb (in angling) the failure of a bait bundle to come untied and release the bait

gaehala

adjective immature breadfruit; an aerial root of a pandanus tree which is used as a jump rope

galabe

noun seacucumber sp. (several spp.)

galamada

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noun eye

gapese

verb a method of pole fishing at night(on the seaward reef)

gaveaa

verb taken;

hadi modu

adjective sheer drop-off (as at the edge of a cliff)

hadiugu

verb a unit of linear measure (from the end of an outstretched hand to the bent elbow of the other arm)

haelu

verb var. of hailu

hagabuulunga iho

adjective to hagabuulunga oneself

hagadaane

verb to act like a human

hagadaemahadia

verb put too much weight on

hagaduuhuli

verb to create duuhuli

hagaluelueia

verb repeatedly hagalueia

hagamagua

verb to cause someone to steal

hagamalo

verb provide clothes for

hagamidimidi

verb having a strong undertow

hagapili

adjective boring

hagasaele age

adjective make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)

hagasugi ange

to use an abbreviated name or acronym

hagauda i tege

carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hai

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verb do, make

hai de gubenga

to use a gubenga for fishing

haidama

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verb, adjective pregnant

hakaugau

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verb wash someone

hakiuu

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noun baseball

hala dudu

a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)

hale de henua

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thatched-roof house (lit. island house)

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hanga

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noun coconut husker

hano mouli

verb disappear alive, especially into another world

hano muhuu loo

let’s see...

haula

verb setfireto (causing large flames); light (a lamp)

hhogi

adjective a sharp sound, like the report of a rifle

hidu lau

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number seven hundred

holi

adjective shape of,form of

hongagelegele baalanga

rust

honu baabaa

fill to the brim

huadia

noun fishing pole

kii

verb move away

labodo-tea

noun eelsp.: morayeel

lodo kabi

verb filled to capacity

maamaa

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verb chew

maanga booi

noun a fingerful of booi

maangalo

verb sweet

mada gide

adjective sharp-eyed, goodat finding things

mada udua

noun the point of a promontory or peninsula (esp. if large)

madaligi

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noun January; small dipper

madalima daalaa

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noun fifty dollar bill

mahagi

adjective (fruit) picked off (or caused to fall by wind)

mahuda age

wakeup

mahuge

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verb open (intransitive, sing.)

Example: De abaaba gu mahuge. (The door is open.)

malumalu de me

cloudy day (not bright)

mammami

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adjective delicious (general)

manavanava

adjective breathing

mangoo-dahola

noun fishsp.: blacktipshark

manu-a-tababa

noun plantsp.: cycadplant (cycas circinalis l.)

manu-solo-maanu

jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower that burrows into the sand when touched

mmidi

verb suck, suction (e.g., of sea current)

moana dabeo

verb rough seas

muna abo (donu)

noun truth

muna pada

noun harsh words

musu

verb whisper(ing)

ngadi daumaha

adjective religions which are not in the judaeo-christian tradition, pagan cults

ngaengae

verb to become dizzy in the water

ngavesi

box, coffin, crate

ngongo

noun black bird species (eats fish)

oo

number zero

saavale

verb spit,drool,sputum

saelea

verb walked upon

saidule

verb wrapped up or covered up completely

salaa

noun fishsp.: flyingfish

sebu

adj seen on the surface of the sea from time to time

seevoivoi

adjective cry uncontrollably (hystericallyinaccessible)

ssema

jellyfish species

teve

adjective hair or feathers standing on end

vaaligi

adjective small (for plural noun)