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adu laa

after tomorrow, the one after the next one

adugau daane

noun part of the plug of the pandanus

ala anaboo

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verb stay up all night (sing.)

alaa muhuu

how about those there

aoaoa

verb habitually remain up until daybreak

au doga

noun a confluence of ocean currents, or a circular current in which drifting objects remain stationary

baasi gi taiao

forenoon (from dawn to noon)

badii

noun fish sp., scad?

bale-masevaseva

noun

biliisi

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noun bridge

bodubodu

verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.

bulubulu malo

noun rag

bunehulu

adjective slow in running or walking

bupubu

adjective make a lot of noise (not vocal)

daa hagapodo

verb

daakodolia

verb be slept upon for a long time ,be in place for a long time

daalea

adjective tired

daalinga

noun an area near the flowering part of the coconut tree (where birds perch)

dagaligiligi

adjective broken into small pieces

dama-a-de-galabe

noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper

dangada hua dahili

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noun singer

dangada ngauda

adjective a person who rarely goes fishing, landlubber

dau maagau

noun a period during which many people die

dauulu

verb verdant (indicating growing well)

davage

noun birdsp.: white-tailedtropicbird(phaethon lepturus)

deainga

noun nothingness

degidegi

verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)

dele de maahaa

daybreak

doga

noun a (live) coral formation

doo me

verb plant things

duuduu manu

noun a diving platform (made from a tree stuck in a coral head)

duulale

noun a type of game

eba

a sleeping mat (child’s)

ege age

raise up (something) from its previous trajectory

elegia

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noun bird species

ga dae ai

until

gaalauanga

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noun plant species with long green leaves

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gadigadi

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noun itch

gave

noun the name of a name-group

golee bugaliaa

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noun Indian mulberry, cheese fruit (seeds)

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haangai

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verb feed

haau

verb suckle (at the breast)

hagabungubungulia

verb cause to be expanded

hagadaahanga

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verb lie (tell untruth)

hagadamana

verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative

hagadiingia saele

verb to go about exposing oneself to the sun’s rays

hagadilimangali

verb to teach someone to dilimangali

hagaduidui

adjective to move about (leaning way over) in order to observe

hagaida de gauvae

to bare one’s teeth (by opening the lips to expose the whole set of teeth)

hagamaingaa

verb cause one to feel maingaa

hagamoolaua

verb cause to hurry

hai aabi

having many rooms or sections

hai daina

adjective the relationship between siblings or cousins

hai me balavini

to conduct oneself clumsily

hai me hoosenga

somewhat hoosenga

hakadanga

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adjective funny, silly

hakii adu

get out

hano laa uda

adjective go on foot

hasi

verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk

heloongoi

adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another

hudi

noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree

hulu

noun reactive hostility

idiidi

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noun April

ilaage mai

free from

kanamalie

adjective tasty (especially of taro)

kivi

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adjective thin (for people)

labua gee lodo

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

lalo

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preposition under

lau de madila

a tuna of fair size

lava sili

adjective good enough; stop

llea

adjective say loudly

lua

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number two

luu mada

noun face (of a person)

luu omaau

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pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)

luu oogu

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pronoun my (for dual, inalienable noun)

maailele

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verb die

magimagiaa

adjective frequently magiaa

mago de henua

noun monsoon winds (from the southwest)

mahanasia

verb heated

mamu-honga-dai

noun fishsp.: anchovy , silversides (small)

manu-solo-maanu

noun a jellyfish-like animal in the shape of a flower (burrows into the sand when touched)

manua

verb diseased

masoasoa

spacious

me bouli

the deepest part of the lagoon

mmene ono me

to be unable to go to the toilet, owing to the approach of people

moaga

noun fishsp.: goatfish

modimodi

adjective walk stealthily in a crouch

mugamuga

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noun first stage of a green coconut; youngest coconut; type of huaamee

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ngaangailu

noun hair (on the head)

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ono

barracuda

pala boo maasina

the time of the month when rain is most likely to occur (1st quarter)

pulu

verb to be dry and smooth; satiated; be able to withstand

sagulaa-dagua

noun fishsp.

sali tae

adjective intractable watery diarrhea

siia gi moana ngaadai

drift downwind, away from land

soaa lodo

noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish

solo

verb to grate or file (something); to launch or beach a canoe by dragging it along the shore; a type of prepared food (made from grated taro)

tilo

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verb see, watch, find, seek out

usu

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verb push