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aau ai naa

more so

alohi lima

noun palm (of hand)

alomasige

adjective hasten to go or come

anaboo nei

tonight (past)

aoao

adjective continuously sufficient

ataula

noun anchor rope

baa sege

adjective carom off

baalanga tugi

noun nail (of metal)

baibu

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noun cigarette

bau

adjective to be worth it

belabela

verb dirty (like bela)

boiboi

adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy

boo dabeo

verb a night which is rainy and stormy

budu

noun the appearance of many fish (or birds, or animals which are good to eat) after a death

bulibuli

verb grab up one thing after another

bunua

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

dagilanea

adjective each having a lot

dahi daalaa

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noun dollar bill

dahidonga

noun grandfather

daholaa

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noun December

dalaa

noun (small) piece of, part of

dama doe

noun the fourth child born to a couple

dama lalo

noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands

dangage dua

verb bend one’s head backwards

dee maeva

not present, absent

dee naa

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there where you are

deeai

adjective

degi ange

forgive (someone),pardon (someone)

delaadeu

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pronoun their (for singular noun)

denei ai huu

this is it still

dili

verb shoot at; shine (e.g., a flashlight) on; letgo, throwaway, lose something; disregard; steady beating (as of a heart); a steady stroke (as of an adze)

dogu

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pronoun my (for singular, inalienable noun)

doi-giva

noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore

doonga pada

noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis

e lodo goe

watchout

gabigabia

verb repeatedly grubbing

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gaha

noun the portion of the coconut husk from which long fibers are obtained

galaanga

verb to look for members of the opposite sex by walking around at night

galo-gila

goatfish

gano siga

noun strands (of cloth)

gede

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noun basket

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gi

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preposition to

golo age

continually golo voluntarily

goluu

pronoun you (dual)

haa-dolo

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish

haanau

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verb give birth

hagaaloalo-mea

verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)

hagadaga age

improving

hagadiingia saele

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

hagadiingia saele

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

hagaditidi mai de moni

a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)

hagadungu

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verb sniff, smell

hagaduu dala

adjective angry and ready to fight

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagammidi

verb suction of a sea current, undertow

hagammidi

noun suction of a sea current, undertow.

hagamoolau

verb hurry,rush

hagatugu tai

adjective ebbing of tide

hai daahili

verb to compose songs

hai dama

adjective pregnant

hanu ana dama

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verb have children

hau manu

noun a garland of flowers, headdress, necklace

hegau

noun work,activity,occupation

holasa

noun a type of mat

hoou

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adjective new

hudaa lolo

noun flood-like waves on the reef; tidal wave

hue

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generic term for "fern"

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labelabe-tea

noun fishsp.

lagolagohia

verb wounded in several places or all over

lalo

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preposition under

lodo gilimalali

noun pureness of heart, innocence

mada galisi

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noun small green offshoots of the coconut tree trunk

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mada nia

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finger

maduupaa

noun a type of string figure

malo lau manu

cloth with a flowered pattern

malua

noun vagina

manu-gaba-aasanga

noun plantsp.: beachnaupakashrub(scaevola taccada (gaertn.) roxb.)

manu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga

noun serpentcucumber

meemaagau

noun non-living thing

mmoli gee

haul away from

muna abo (donu)

noun truth

ngago gaago

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noun chicken egg

ngau hala

bite someone

odomalie

adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)

sabanaana

a phosphorescent flash in the water

se goo

adept at

seloo

numeral millions

seni

verb sleep (sing.)

Example: Au nogo seni anaboo. (I slept all night.)

seni gi de ao

sleep late (into daytime)

siiviivii

verb a way of singing a child to sleep

sinaa

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verb having white hair

ssomo

suck one’s finger

tamaa gauligi

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noun child

teve de gili

gooseflesh

tilo ange

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verb raise

uaua

crave (for food)

uu

milk

vai nui

coconut water from a mature brown coconut

vange de hagaboo

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verb give greetings