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aahee donu

exactly which

aahee maa

about when (future); about how much

adu hale

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noun village (group of houses)

ahinga

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noun armpit

anei sili

these were enough

aoaoa

verb habitually remain up until daybreak

baba ange

ready for

babaiangi

verb a type of cloud formation (dark but not threatening rain)

bae mamu

noun fish weir

bono aasanga

adjective a method of fishing (by blocking the channel at high tide)

boolaa ange

say boolaa to

bouli gee

an alternative mode of existence (such as the world of ghosts)

buugunga

noun conformation of a bugu

daadaa

noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)

dababa-gabugabu-tai

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

dagadagalia

verb heavily travelled

dahi tali

adjective depend on (e.g., to come), rely on

dangi hagahadihadi

adjective wail loudly (when crying)

dao huge

verb to open an earth oven as soon as the food is cooked

dao o de nui

(topmost) roof support poles, wall plates(from the size of which one can estimate the maturity of those below)

dau laohie

verb dry season

dauaahe

adjective gather or pleat in material; feathers of a rooster standing out on its neck (when angry); festooned with (e.g., flags)

de mee laa

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that one (over there)

demaadeu

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pronoun our (plural, exclusive; for singular noun)

dibo

noun infant

dilo

noun the immature leaf of any plant, except of the coconut

duu hakaa

noun a piece of coconut husk

duudanga daahili

noun verse of a song

duula

noun the direction from which the wind blows

eba

noun a sleeping mat (child’s)

gaahanga

noun a rope used to assist in climbing

gaavadu

verb give

gai haganamunamu

adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)

gai lima lua

eat greedily (with both hands)

gai mamu dua nnui

to eat fish up (not saving any for later)

gai valaai

adjective take medicine

galasi

gu gide huu

spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)

gubu madila

noun a joint of bamboo

gulu bala

tree-ripened breadfruit

hagabaa

verb cause to come into contact with; chase by trying to head off

hagadaubulebule

verb to change coloring (esp. fish in anxiety states)

hagadogoisi

verb reduce in number, make fewer

hagahaahaanau

verb to help to deliver children on many occasions

hagahidu (ina)

verb the name of a person in a traditional story

hagahoa

noun a boil on the body

hagahula

the sac in a fish which emerges from its mouth when it is brought up from a great depth

hagakii dalinga

verb producing a high-pitched noise in the ear; the itch felt in the ear when something sweet is eaten

hagamaasei mai

make smaller (toward one)

hagamadagu

verb scare (someone); frighten (someone)

hagamaimai

verb sweeten

hagamulimuli

verb "this is the end" (of a chant)

hagao baubau

adjective low wages, low-priced

hagausi

verb darkening of the sky or clouds (a sign of impending rain)

haha

noun mouthodor

hai de ama

to have a spouse

hai de eidu

one of two children’s games

hai moumou

verb use wastefully

hai naa hanu me

something will happen...

hakii

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noun esophagus; trachea

hanu momo

adjective little bit,few

hegai

adjective eat ravenously

holehole

verb scrape off (with an object or one’s finger), to scale (fish)

holiagi

verb

honu baabaa

adjective fill to the brim

hua-dolo

noun plantsp.: vine (any sort)

huaa me

noun coconut (for drinking)

kosi

noun mollusksp.: cardium sp.

lahulahu

noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)

lala gaadinga

adjective to heat copra (to dry it)

lau henua

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

lavalava

noun wrap skirt; sarong

lele sseni

insomnia (after sleeping for a short while)

lie

noun lice eggs

lobaloba

verb flapping (of a sail in the breeze)

lodo gaiaa

competitive, envious, desious of retaliating

loloa

adjective tall; long

longohio

verb feel

luu aau

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pronoun your (singular; for dual, alienable noun)

maasina

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noun moon

madalima

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number fifty

malogu

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mammami

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adjective delicious (general)

manenga

noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)

manu de gabadanga

noun the bird leading a flock (of ngongo) to a school of fish

mmahi

adjective strong, strength, force, power,energy

moeagi

verb do by stealth

molimoli ngaadai

adjective a distribution of the catch of a communal fishing expedition

moni dui

noun a canoe rigged for casting for tuna

mouli danuaa

adjective easy living, a good life

mudumudu

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

neveneve

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noun spider

ngalue

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verb move

nonu

noun plantsp.: tree sp. (the archaic name of bugaliaa)

se aha au naa

you are wrong that’s not righti don’t agree

seni

sleep

songagi

a bad sort of person

tugi lima

noun elbow

uliuli

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adjective black

umidi

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adjective hungry for fish or meat