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aabi

noun room (of a house)

alamoi

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noun June

alasala

adjective vicious

anaa dagodo

those are the circumstances...

anei ai huu

these only then

anga baabaa

noun mollusk sp., spider conch

aude haia

no kidding

baguu

adjective fall over (as a felled tree); tip over; lean (in one direction)

basa hagasengasenga

adjective speak in riddles or aphoristically or in parables

basa senga

adjective speak senselessly

booi

noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and coconut juice)

daabeduge

verb work seriously

daabeduge adu ange

take a lot of

dahedahea

adjective drift aimlessly

dala

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verb unfasten, undo, untie

dangada agoago

adjective teacher,preacher

dangada dau duadae

a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)

dau

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pronoun your (singular; for singular, alienable noun)

daua

verb war,battle

daubulebule

adjective spotted (covered with spots)

dee adagaigaina

a great many; serious

dee dau ia

it’s ok

dehee

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which

demaadeu

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pronoun our (plural, exclusive; for singular noun)

dihidihi

noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

dilidili-dogi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)

duubaa

noun one half of an oyster shell

ga aha

and then did what

gaalauanga

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noun plant species with long green leaves

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gage

verb climb; climb up on

gailulu

noun birdsp.: booby

gaimalie

adjective goodat food preparation (not wasteful)

gaime

verb eat (intransitive)

galeve sali

noun a coconut tree which produces much galeve

gamugamua

verb covered all over (or here and there)with gamu

giligili tai

horizon

goloa hebagi

noun arms (tools of war)

goobai-o-lillo

noun mollusk sp.: trochus

goolo

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noun gold

goononga

noun a record (set in competitive sports)

haaina

verb stare at

haangoda de boo

a method of fishing (at night, beyond the reef)

hagaaoaoa

verb cause to have been continuouslysufficient; aid (by giving something); help (with provisions)

hagadabena ange

prepare for

hagadauaadea

verb to clear out a place

hagadodi

verb walk with a limp (permanently)

hagadubu o de adu

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagaeligi

verb treat as an eligi

hagahahine

adjective treat as a woman

hagahaibodu

verb wedding; perform a wedding

hagahoohanga

verb allow birds to nest, or prepare a place for their nesting

hagangalo

verb forget purposely

hagasegedia

verb let slip or slide

hagatoo mua

verb take every possible precaution, insure

hagatulu mai

verb ooze out

hagauea

verb a sleeping mat

hagili

verb speak (or sing) with phelgm in one’s throat

hale dabeo

noun menstrualhut

haula

verb set on fire

hidi bido dane

slow-moving or slow-working person

huaahuu daalo

noun a type of prepared food (like huaahuu, with the addition of bananas or something else sweet)

huevini

noun a type of string figure

huuhuaa me

sorcery (made with chants)

ivi gaogao

noun rib

ivi-a-duimogo

pelvic bone

kangi de hagasaele

a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)

lahu me

adjective inclined to be suspicious

langadia

verb able to remain afloat with a load

laubalabala

adjective slack (of rope); soft (of skin or paper); pliable (of hair); flexible

lele biho

adjective dive head first

llao

verb gouge out (with the hand only); take out of a hole

llau mano

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hundred thousands

ma

a measure of the quantity of flying fish (ssave) caught (by hundreds): e.g., dolu ma ’three hundred flying fish’

maadau daabasi

noun a type of fishhook

maadegadega

noun birdsp.: a young bird (still unable to fly) of any bird sp.

maasae

adjective hatched

madaangahulu mano

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number ten thousands

madaligi

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noun January; small dipper

manamanava

adjective <= manavanava>

manava

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verb breathe

mango

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noun shark

manu-mmala

noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)

maoha

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verb break (intransitive)

maoli

a suspicion which proves to be true

maunga

noun way of becoming accustomed to

mouli

adjective living, alive; life; life-style; that on which life seems to depend (e.g., favorite food or activity); life-principle (spirit, soul, etc.)

mouli dangada

noun delinquent person (periodically exhibiting bad behavior)

noonogia

verb bloated from ingesting too much fat

odea

adjective noon, midday

olaadeu

pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)

ono

barracuda

paa ono pagola

punished for his bad deeds

saele

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verb to wander aimlessly, to walk around

savasavaa

verb getting closer to the time (of happening)

sigo ina uavesi

don’t forget

sio

noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind

sisi galisi

verb striped (with thin lines)

sobalo

noun fishsp.: needlefish

tinana o dogu bodu

noun mother-in-law

ua

noun neck