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abasasa

noun European

abiabi

verb pull up slowly or gently with one’s fingers

ada

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noun picture; movie

aha goi

what next

aloha gelo

noun profound affection

anaa maa

those were about (approximately)

baasi lua

having two useful sides

bani-gegeva

noun

bee

noun flatus, the sound of flatulence

biho

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noun head

biihingi

verb having flat buttocks, ugly (because not plump)

boongia

verb be caught by darkness unexpectedly

bua moe

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noun virgin

bulu giidagi

noun a type of caulking compound, made from bulu and sap

bulubuludi

verb keep hugging

buni de ua

to be very thirsty

bunua

noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)

daa de alelo

cluck one’s tongue

daalanga

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noun story (non-fiction)

daane dau

noun a person of importance (speciallyaccomplished)

dabanimeeli

adjective payment for medical treatment

dagodolia

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

dama

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noun children

dao bou

noun ridgepole support (end)

dau gai

noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant

dau makaga

adjective tightly stretched (not slack)

de ahi

noun the fire

de huu de henua

noun the layer of consolidated sand (without coral rubble) next to the reef base under the island

denei ai

therefore (with respect to this here)

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

diimadamadanoa

noun the ninth child of a couple

doi

noun stain (as for wood)

doonga

noun tools,equipment (incl. fishing gear)

dua haangoda de boo

noun fishingline of a size appropriate forhaangoda de boo

duu taelodo

obtain one’s quota

e hanu ana dama

have children

ebuebu

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bubbles

elaa

adjective a sound indicating surprise

gaigai a usu

flatus

gali ange

wound around or tied or fastened very tightly

galisi

noun lizardsp.

gamai

adjective bring to me, carry to me

gaso

roof thatch rafters (of pandanus slats)

gau-me

noun gill (of a fish)

gelegele malama

noun sand with disk-like particles

gili manusomo

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noun bark

gubu vae

foot, ankle

gulu daladala

breadfruit with rough skin

haangoda de agau

a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)

hagallongo i muna

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verb obey

hagammidi

verb suction of a sea current, undertow

hagatanu iho

verb take a nap

halehale dagodo lodo

nauseated

halehale me

adjective a developing situation

hano ai

attend (e.g., church services)

hhole

verb peel (something)

hoea

verb covered with sunburn blisters

hongagainga

adjective urinate

honu tolo

noun a turtle of the largest size

hudaa moni

noun a fleet of canoes

hugahuga

noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)

huuhuaa mee

sorcery (made with chants)

kana adu

perhaps; watch yourself

lau de ava

a tuna of large size

lebidi

noun birdsp.: whitetern

legia

noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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lili

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adjective mad at, angry

lodo baba

noun calmness,tranquility,freedom fromworries

lodo basa

adjective talkative

lodo gi lunga

ambitious for a superior position

loolodo

noun deep holes in the lagoon reef

luu odaadeu

pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)

luu ono

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pronoun his/her (for dual, inalienable noun)

ma de hia e doe

a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object

madaanga hulu maa hidu

number seventeen

madaanga hulu maa valu

number eighteen

madaangahulu

numeral ten (objects)

madamada o dangada

noun in public

madannia

noun finger

mala

bald

manu hao vai

noun a bottle (of glass)

manu-mmala

noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)

mee langa

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noun woven object; the act of weaving

moana

noun open sea, the atmosphere

moosugia

verb ripened unevenly (of breadfruit only)

mudumudu

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adjective slow moving (while working), slow acting, slow thinking

paa

adjective explode,burst

paa ono maahana

receive one’s punishment, suffer

sau aloalo

verb echo

savasavala

adjective becoming interested in; getting to enjoy

savini gee

run away

se aha ga hai

it’s not possibledon’t worry about it (i don’t think so.)

semada

numeral tens of thousands

siba

verb move to one side (involuntarily) whilewalking

soa hagaaloha

noun a good friend

sobaga

noun fishsp.: tang

ssali

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verb drip (liquid)

tabuvae

noun toe

ulumonu

porpoise