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abo

adjective capable, correct (suitable), true; feel comfortable

au hebaledage

noun a confluence of ocean currents (on the surface only)

baabaa tugi lau

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noun log on which the pandanus leaf is smashed

baanabu

noun stone (from banaba) used for trolling lure

badabaataianga

noun

bae

verb an arrangement of rocks to make a retaining wall or pier, etc.; push aside (in all directions)

bagu

noun scab, crust

baieu

noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.

balavini

adjective clumsy, awkward (e.g., in carriage)

balu

noun fish sp.

bini daubeemala

verb a method of making flower headdresses

boonei

noun fish sp.: damselfish

bubu donu

adjective move skillfully

daaemai

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verb arrive

daaganga

noun way of travelling

daalo

verb stab,skewer

dahi

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number one

dahido vae

noun the back of the thigh

dai

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noun lagoon, sea, salt

dange

noun mollusksp.: giantclam (tridacnasquammosa)

datada de galomada

twitching of an eye

daumaha hagalava

noun evensong (last service of the day)

daungaangalu

noun high-watermark

diinonga

adjective a spirit which is worshipped; bad character (of a person)

dolodolona

verb often flooded

duasala

adjective hardship,difficulty

dugudugu iho

adjective a technique of massage

duu gaha

noun a large piece of gaha (used for mili gaadinga), or from which sennit fibers are obtained)

duu malaelae

an open field having no trees

duumono

noun a type of prepared food made from taro

gaadinga hagaangiangi

noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)

gaavadu

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verb give (to you)

gahuduna

noun ridgepole cover

gau bini baalanga

an iron rod

gau henua gee

foreigners (lit., ’people from other lands’)

gelegele

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noun sand

golo me

adjective unforgiving

gu soe donu

unmistakably, for certain

haa leu

noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown

haangaa lodo i de gai

be continually hungry, owing to having a distended stomach from regularly eating too much

hadi bodo

adjective breaking of waves at short intervals

hadinga

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noun crook of the knee or elbow

hagabudu me

adjective selfish

hagabuulinga dangada

noun tribe

hagadahadaha

verb keep staying away

hagadige de madaangudu

a prolonged conversation (on subjects of little importance)

hagadoa

verb act like a giant

hagadubu o de ahi

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaduu dala

adjective angry and ready to fight

hagahonu age lodo

feel uncomfortably sated with food and unable to eat

hagamaasei ange

make smaller (away from one)

hagatangohi

verb the fading of light after sunset

hai gaavenga

adjective restless (of a child)

hai madangi

verb to fart

hale neveneve

noun spiderweb

hano gi oona

very,exceedingly

hedau

noun plantsp.: treesp.: alexandrianlaureltree (calophyllum inophyllum l.)

honu baabaa

adjective fill to the brim

iainei donu

right now

ina

verb to light up an area at night (esp. for hunting land crabs)

kobu

adjective splash (once)

laangi hagadaahao

noun fieldday

lagolagohia

verb wounded in several places or all over

langi maadolu

noun heavy rain

lausedi

noun

loada

noun sputum

lugu

verb take or obtain something by force

luu aagu

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pronoun my (for dual, alienable noun)

ma de hia e doe

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

maamaa

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verb chew

maamaagila

adjective becoming slightly parted

maamaalamangia

verb continuously maalamangia

madalima daalaa

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noun fifty dollar bill

madi

verb to add organic material to the taro bog

magau de lima

a paralyzed arm

magi sali usu

headcold,runny nose

malamala

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noun small bits of things (e.g. sawdust)

malo gahu

noun collared shirt

massagalala

verb burned (food)

maunuunusi

adjective

mmoa

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adjective cooked

moomoa

balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)

mugamuga

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

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muli moni

noun stern

nebu ange

adjective to perceive that others are occupied

ngaangaalu

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hair

ngadi hai bodu

common-law marriage, concubinage

ngalue de gauvae

dislocated jaw

nguu

squid

ooi

adjective a sound used in communicating at a distance (= "yes")

pula

adjective open one’s eyes widely; to lightup suddenly; insectsp.: a phosphorescent insect

salibaadaa

verb a type of low cloud

se biho

clever (scheme or trick)

sii talaa umada

a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast

sili iho

adjective have just stopped; calmdown (of a person)

singano

verb the flower of the pandanus tree

sseni

verb sleep (pl.)

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

taina daane odogu bodu

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noun brother-in-law

togo dahi

first

vakaa

be in trouble, in danger, or in a precarious situation