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aapulu

adjective sink all at once

adumua

verb pregnant and almost ready to deliver; first among a group of pregnant women to deliver

ahinga

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noun armpit

alaa laa

those (there) which were there

aloalo me

noun the current nearest to the (seaward) outer reef of the atoll

baa huu i --

just like

baalanga tugi

noun nail (of metal)

baanabu

noun stone (from banaba) used for trolling lure

babu

adjective the noise of one hard object struck against another (as the snapping of fingers)

badotodi

verb move jerkily

be aha naa huu

whatever; if ever

bugubugunga

noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance

daane sauaa

noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)

dabuia

verb to dabui at one time

dagu age

say out loud

dahola

verb a method of fishing (night fishing on the reef with torches)

dama doo

noun a foetus which has been aborted

dee adagaigaina

a great many; serious

dee sao age

always fail or be defeated

diibanga o de henua

the categories of ancient custom

dilongaagau

verb voyeurism

doi

verb stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps fromwhich perfume is made

dongidongi

verb spotted (covered with spots); to keep pointing at or peeking at

dugidugi tugi lau

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noun tool used to soften the pandanus leaf

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dugilima

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noun elbows

duu de ogaanga

having husked many coconuts (as evidenced by the many husks lying about)

gai me hagadau doa

eat as though competing against othereaters in a test of manliness(e.g., to eat fish with the scales and all)

galoi

ganaudogo

noun an abundance of fish, birds, or otheranimals which are good to eat

ganimago

noun mollusksp.: malea pomum

ganimuumuni

noun a type of string figure

gannui koi

noun gannui which has been scraped out of the shell to be eaten

gasi

noun mollusksp.: asaphis dichotoma

geu de madangi

a change of wind

go ai

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golomagi lodo

adjective self-controlled

gu gide huu

spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)

hagaagoago

verb lesson, make learn, cause to teach

hagaava ange

lean on someone for support

hagabudubudu

verb accumulate repeatedly

hagadaina

verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)

hagadidi

verb to put a grass skirt on someone else

hagadogoisi

verb reduce in number, make fewer

hagao ngaohie

inexpensive

hagapuunia

verb add up (many things)

hagasegea

verb let slip or slide

hagasele age

verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)

hai madangi

adjective passwind (flatus)

hala goobai

noun a wooden form used in making hats

hegabidi

verb packed closely together; crowdedtogether in a small place

henga

noun the name of a name-group

heohi ange

suited to,fit (with),appropriate to

hhadu

adjective invented, made-up (e.g., a story)

hidi bido dane

slow-moving or slow-working person

holau

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noun canoe house

honoa

verb patched

honu ssele

noun turtle of a size suitable for eating(not quite as big as honu tolo)

huamanu

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noun fruit

huna me

adjective a habitual thief

ila

verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin

ivi laanui

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backbone

kano avaavaa

verb porous

labodo

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noun snake

lau kena

adjective leaves (or hair) which have lost theirnatural healthy color

laubalabala

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

lenga

noun a preparation made from ango and doidoi (q.v.)

lima madua

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lima-pilo

time noun the fifth number of a counting game played to determine who is "it"

llau

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number one hundred

lodo gaiaa

adjective competitive, envious, desirous of retaliating

lodo kabi

verb filled to capacity

lodo mao lunga

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

longolongo iho dalinga

pick up information from others’conversation

luu aana

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pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)

maalava

verb the fatty part of the turtle

maduilau

noun fishsp.: goatfish

magulu

adjective defeated

manava bodo

adjective shortness of breath

manomano

numeral thousands and thousands

manu hale moni

noun a pottery bottle or jar

manu lele

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noun bird

manua

verb diseased

me

me duu

clitoris

me hanga dalogo

ingredients of dalogo

mee mmala

noun gallbladder

naba

adjective a slip of the tongue

ngadi seesee

walk barefoot, stroll

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

ngisi

verb a squeaking sound

odo

verb to roof (a house), to thatch (a house)

pago

adjective the sound of any sudden violent contact; the sound of an explosion

sae

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verb (transitive) to tear (fabric, paper)

sege de gauanga

dislocated thigh bone

sigi manu

adjective to transplant a plant

soaa lodo

noun the paddlers of a canoe which is engaged in catching flying fish

sugi

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tail

sui

change, replace

tao tangada

to immerse a person in medication

uli

adjective dark (in color), blackened; covered with (people, flies, etc.)