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aagonga i lunga

noun social class of chiefs and priests

agule

verb pick head lice

ala galigi

noun a method of mat making

alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

aoa

noun plant sp.: tree sp.: banyan tree (Ficus prolixa Forst.)

baabaa gadea

verb to steer a canoe to the side away from its outrigger (opp. of baabaa ama)

baieu

noun mollusk sp.: clam sp.

boiboi

adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy

bungadogi

adjective unskillful (at difficult activities)

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verb (intransitive) carve

daava

verb brackish (water); taste strange (of liquid)

daavalo

adjective make a great deal of noise (vocal)

dagilagolago

adjective many for each

dago

noun ritual activities,religious activities

daina daane

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noun brothers

daina haahine

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noun sisters

dao hagamaadau

noun a spear with a barb

datane-uli

noun fishsp.

dau

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verb read

dau honu

noun the season during which tides are highest

dee haaoa i de gai

gluttonous

denaa huu

that is it still

diimadamadanoa

noun the ninth child of a couple

dili de lima

to swing one’s arms (when walking)

doha

verb to spreadout (something)

dolodolo manu ligi

the physical sensation (like bugs crawling on one) after one’s leg, etc., has been asleep

doo de hatuli

the’falling of thunder’

dua nnui

adjective violence; a type of rope (thick, with thick strands)

duba

noun land crab sp. (small)

duulanga

noun the sector from which the wind blows

ga-hudi

banana

gaagose

noun seacucumber sp.

gabetili

noun parent-in-law

gabinivali

a kind of ancient song

galeva

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

gamu

verb coral (any kind)

gau hadu

the board to which the metal grater for grating taro is attached

gide sala

adjective misidentify

giigii

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu

goe iloo

it’s up to you

hagaaloalo-mea

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

hagabala

verb allow to become soft; prostrate oneself (esp. to hide)

hagabuu ange

blame (someone), incriminate (someone)

hagadanuaa

verb make good, lead a good life

hagadoa

verb act like a giant

hagaduuhuli

verb to create duuhuli

hagahee mai

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verb return

hagauda de hine

adjective a certain method of delivering a child

hailu

verb wipe oneself (after defecating)

hale gai

noun restaurant

hanga

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noun coconut husker

hatahata

noun chest (body part)

hebolo

adjective a sign made with the eyes

hedau

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

hua manu

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noun flower, fruit

huadia

noun fishing pole

hulu made

noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)

huugaabungubungu

very plump

i ono daha

at his place, with him

iho

adjective get down, climb down; down

iviivia

verb skinny,thin (person),emaciated

kano mugamuga

adjective a crunching noise made when masticatingcertain foods (like cucumbers)

kati

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verb to bite

laangi mua anaahi

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noun day before yesterday

laho

aerial foot of the pandanus tree

langolango

inclined to throw one’s legs over those sleeping nearby (when sleeping)

lima

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number five

lingilingia

verb pour little by little

llonga

verb muscle fatigue

lodo dagidahi

have differing views (within a group of people)

lodo mao lunga

characteristically hagamao lunga; egotistical, self-centered, arrogant inspirit

luuluu haha

adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle

ma ai

and who

maagaga dua

to walk with one’s shoulders unnaturally thrown back

madalua maa siva

number twenty nine

mademadea

verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure

mahamaha

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adjective beautiful

malili gelegele

adjective producing hard crumbs when eaten orbroken

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over

manu vaaligi

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noun insect

manu-gadi-niho

noun plantsp.

manu-hai-hagahoa

noun millipede

molo

verb to make a knot of hair

momuna

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adjective savoury (meat)

moo balabala

adjective barely cooked

moomoa

noun the shoot from a germinating coconut

muumuu kaiaa

adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)

noho hhanga

adjective sit with one’s legs spread apart

ouaa

adjective yes certainly

saelesaele

verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)

sau makaga

adjective blow steadily (of wind)

selu

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verb comb

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

somo

verb grow, develop; coconut apple

taholaa

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noun whale

tai unu

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thirsty

tamana o dogu bodu

noun father-in-law

tao

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noun spear

ubu loada

a coconut shell used for expectoration

vaivai daahili

a dirty song