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aalohi

noun the portion of the atoll lagoon just lagoonward of the fringing reef

ama

noun outrigger float

baa sala

adjective be clumsy (in physical contest)

badai gee

extremely meddlesome

bala langi

noun rain

bangi

verb pinch (with the fingers)

bili

adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)

binga

adjective be named, be called; regarded as

buni ange lodo

paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack

buu

adjective come out from (like smoke or pus); be forced out of

buu unga

noun an empty seashell; one of (a pair of) diving goggles

daa hagasaalei

verb make a striped design in tatooing

daamada

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verb begin

daba de ganomada

instantaneous, in the blinking of an eye

dahuuhuu

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noun roof

daia e tulidaa

urgency in micturation

dalaa

noun (small) piece of, part of

damaa hine

noun girl,young woman,daughter

dao badu

noun ridgepole (upper)

dehui

noun tens of coconuts

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

dilia ange

give fish to

dogia

verb be wet from the rain

duu lellele

noun apodous sea cucumber

duu mmea

sea cucumber species

duu ngavesi

cover of a box

duu taelodo

obtain one’s quota

duulagi

verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)

duuli lua

verb a method of throwing one’s opponent inwrestling

duusaba

noun a type of musical instrument (a stretched palm leaf jiggled while blown against)

gaaui i tao

a line (for retrieving) which is attached to a spear

gada-alaala

noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)

galo ahi

verb sparks

gannui

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noun meat inside a young green coconut

gaso

roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)

gau bini baalanga

an iron rod

googoo

noun birdsp.: japanesesnipe (capella hardwickii)

goonanga

noun a record set by an individual (or team)

haahaangoda

verb to fish first in one place, then in another

hagadanuaa

verb make good, lead a good life

hagaditidi de hadu

to skip a stone across the water

hagaduu gaiaa

adjective suspicious by nature

hagahanahana

verb recook over and over

hagaholau

verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)

hagamaa

verb to rinse off salt water from the body (with fresh water)

hagaodea

verb the time at which it is midday

hai kai

adjective show-off, proud

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship (between kin)

hai me hoosenga

somewhat hoosenga

haonga o taalinga

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noun hole of the ear

hau baba

verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)

hausanga

noun a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole

hegai

verb eat ravenously

hhui age

eat a snack

hilohilo senga

adjective half-crazy

honga de gelegele

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noun ground

hoohoo

adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something

hue

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generic term for "fern"

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hugadoo

unclassified all (of things)

hulo gi lunga ma lalo

argue heatedly,fight

iai sago

adjective having special ability (strength, power, etc.) which others do not have, a strong or powerful (person)

ila

verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin

ladi

verb initiate, begin, start

lagi

noun pertaining to the open sea

lamu

verb do some bad deed suddenly or by surprise

lamu dada

verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)

langaa lodo

adjective a sudden access of emotion

lau kena

noun leaves (or hair) that have lost their natural healthy color

laulau gai

a canoe used to transport food to a feast

laulau gai

noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast

lii

noun birdsp. (seen only over the ocean)

llama

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noun dried coconut leaves used to catch flying fish

lligi

adjective fine (in grain, of hair, etc.); little, small

luu au

pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

luu duu

noun covers (of books), two halves

mada duai

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coconut husking bench

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madadaagodo

adjective gradual slope or inclination

madannia sisi

noun littlefinger

magau donu i de lodo

want desperately

mahanahana

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adjective very hot

maluulu de me

the weather is cold

manigangi

adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse

maoha

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verb break (intransitive)

mau

adjective usual ; usually

moana magalili

a cold underwater current

moomoa-uliuli

noun fishsp.: boxfish (dark blue)

moosugia ange

somewhat moosugia

muna madua

noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)

nagonago

verb the sound of sloshing water (or of sexual intercourse)

ngii

verb a high-pitched sound

oaa

adjective a sound indicating disagreement ordispleasure; oh my gosh

saabini

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verb wrap

saali

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

sali loimada

adjective to tear1 (in the eyes because, e.g., of smoke)

sao

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verb escape

sau alohenua

verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land

toogili

adjective wrinkly

uila

lightning, electricity.

ula

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verb burn (transitive)

uubiho

head-first presentation of a fetus at birth