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adugau daane

noun part of the plug of the pandanus

aha goi

what next

aho

noun fishing line of the sort used for adu fishing

alaa ai huu

those there only then

amoamo

verb keep lifting one thing after another

anaahi

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yesterday

angaanga

adjective measure by spans (anga)

baa lahalaha

adjective broad-chested

bale-masevaseva

noun

balu-udu

noun fish sp.: snapper

bigibigia

verb covered with something sticky

biliisi

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noun bridge

boolaa ange

say boolaa to

bungadogi

adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)

daa (dau)

chanting (of old chants)

daa gi magau

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verb kill

daahaa modomodo

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noun third stage of a green coconut

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daane abo donu

noun gentleman,person who is good

daane sauaa

noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)

dahea

adjective drift

dahido lima

noun upper arm

dalia

noun plantsp.

dau gai

noun the season in which seasonally available food is abundant

daulanga

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harbor

de aha

which is it

dehee

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dilo gaiaa

verb sneak a look

doi-lesi

noun the sap of a hardwood sp. which drifts ashore

doloinui

adjective a hard lump inside a female’s stomach ; a coconut of the youngest stage of development

duu malaelae

an open field having no trees

duumugamuga

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noun butt

ga dae laa huu

very, too much

gabinivali

noun a kind of ancient song

gadi

verb bite

gai moumou

wasteful of food

gailingalinga

adjective continually wanting to eat

galo de laa

the reddish sky at sunset

gamai

adjective bring to me, carry to me

gaunga

noun the partially burned wood or coconut husk which is left over after a fire

hagabaabaagia

verb make no headway and be carried sideways(by a current or the wind) against a reef, etc.

hagabinga

verb name (something)

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verb have sexual intercourse with

hagabuulei

verb put a ring on (someone)

hagadolodolongia

verb slack off on (a rope) little by little

hagadubu o de adu

the name of a certain type of string figure

hagadubu o de adu

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagahaahaanau

verb to help to deliver children on many occasions

hagahoou

verb make like new

hagalua (ina)

verb make a total of two

hagannagi

verb lean against

hagatugu

verb crouch down

hai aoa ina

verb bear misshapen fruit

hai huaame

punctilious, be particular

hale gaugau

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noun bath house

hau

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noun necklace, wreath, crown

henga

noun the name of a name-group

hine sala daane

noun nymphomaniac

honu baabaa

adjective fill to the brim

hulo

verb go

inau

verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light

kano de langi

noun a blue and cloudless sky

kii gee

move away from

laagii baubau

noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)

lau henua

verb waves of sufficient size to wash overall land on the atoll; tidalwave

lele mouli

adjective surprised

lima lele

adjective quick to fight,short-tempered

llago

adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)

longolongo iho dalinga

pick up information from others’ conversation

loulou

to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)

luduludu

verb trembling

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

maalisa

noun an overhanging reef shelf

maalo age

have become maalo

mada dabu

adjective affinal relatives who are maa or saulaba to each other ; avoidancerelationship

mada legalega

verb a small hole;having small openings

madaaolo

noun capital of

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adjective very hot

manu-kono

noun pigeon

manuhi

noun hemorrhage

meemouli

noun living thing

moele

noun a lie (an untruth)

momo dai sii

a very very little (in quantity)

moumousi

adjective repeatedly being mousi

ngaoloa

verb noisy (irregular repeated sounds)

noho moso

able to support one’s weight (e.g., a branch of a tree)

odi mai (adu, ange)

all (e.g., have come)

oho mai

come early

ono-malama

time noun june (’sixth month’)

pili

adjective be bored

poo

adjective grab or catch in a single act

saavale ina

fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting

sabanaana

a phosphorescent flash in the water

sagea gee

extremely sagea

sausau

noun fishsp.: lion-fish

singa

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adjective overhand

taa de biho

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verb wash hair

tainaahine o dogu damana

noun paternal aunt

tugu lima

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elbow

tuu mugamuga

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buttocks

valaai tao

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