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aalu

verb intercept; send for

alava

noun fish sp.: shark sp.

aloalo-mea

adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)

baa galele

noun fishing lure of pearl shell, used in galele fishing

baeao

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noun coconut husk

baunga

noun worth, value

bee

noun flatus, the sound of flatulence

bele

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imported plant species, similar to cabbage

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boibala

adjective watery (of prepared food)

boo ga dae laa

my goodness

bula de ganomada

get mad

bunua

noun a young bird (of any sp. suitable for being raised as a pet)

buulei

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noun ring

dadango

verb repeatedly fall upon

dahola

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

dalia

noun plantsp.

dangau-laha

noun fishsp.: snapper

danuaa huu

it’s still ok no wonder

daogave

noun a type of coconut tree

datanu

noun fishsp. (a sort which burrows in the sand)

de umu

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noun the cooking house

delaa ange maalie

that there is exactly right

dolu llau

number three hundred

ea gi lunga

to ride high in the water (e.g., of a canoe)

gaadinga hagaangiangi

noun copra dried in the wind (not in the sunor in an oven)

gaalau-ango

noun plantsp.: tumeric plant (curcuma sp.)

gabia

verb held firmly (under the arm or between the fingers, etc.)

gahaalava

adjective orange-colored (like a certain variety of coconut)

gavange

adjective give or bring to (someone)

gave ala

a method of planting mats

gidaau

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pronoun we (dual, inclusive)

gili manusomo

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noun bark

goinga

noun a boundary marker (of stone)

goo

adjective a sound made to indicate one’s presence (in response to being called from afar); an owl-like hoot (of birds)

goobai

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noun hat

guba-dee-gaina

noun fishsp.

haa

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number four

haa daha

verb the outer coconut palm frond

hagaahee

adjective when (near future)

hagaamua

verb accord honor to

hagadaahanga

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verb lie (tell untruth)

hagadangidangi

verb play music; make someone keep crying

hagadau tugi

adjective punch each other

hagaduasala

verb suffer,punish

hagahaunu

verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages

hagaheloongoi

verb compare; act as an intermediary or mediator; get acquainted with

hagahoou

verb make like new

hagamaanadu

verb remember,remind

hagamademade gaiaa

verb cringe to deceive one’s opponent into thinking one is afraid (when one is not)

hagangadaa

verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)

hagapasa

verb cause several people to speak; mediate an argument so that the disputants will speak to each other

hai dauaa

verb be in a wrinkled condition

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hano ahe

echo

haonga lalo de henua

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noun cave

hasi

verb to cut off a taro corm from its stalk

hedau

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

hia

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how many

huamanu

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noun fruit

inai

noun a type of mat

kona loo

too much

labodo-uli

noun eelsp.: morayeel

lai

noun forehead

laso paava

verb skinny (of people)

lavalava

noun wrap skirt; sarong

liagi

verb dump, throwout (discard)

llibo

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adjective, verb drunk, get drunk (pl.)

luuluu haha

adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle

maailaba

noun axis (or long thing through the center of something)

maakau loo dangada

now we’re in trouble

maanadu bodobodo

adjective limited in intelligence

mada ligiligi

adjective having small eyes or holes

maea

noun a type of rope (the thickest sort)

mai

verb arrive

malali de biho

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adjective bald

malulu

adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)

mee daadaa

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noun carved object; the act of carving

ngadi moana

noun <= laangai ngadi moana>

ngii

verb a high-pitched sound

ngudu ai

act as an interpreter

ngudu maimai

adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome

ngudu-me

noun boundary of a taro plot

noganoga

verb a method of plaiting mats

osi

a seedling; a shoot (of another plant) set aside for planting a seedling

puni

adjective closedup , be together (three or more things)

saiolo duli magaga

noun a type of string figure

salaa

flying fish

sanga

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fornicate, have sexual intercourse

saunoa

intensifier very

se biho

clever (scheme or trick)

seni gi de ao

sleep late (into daytime)

sigi manu

adjective to transplant a plant

singasinga

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verb to wave back and forth (as a coconut tree in the wind)

sivi

adjective giveup

somo dae

noun fully mature coconutapple

ssee de hiigai

famished, ravenous

tai unu

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thirsty

tangada sinaa ina

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noun gray-haired person

tuugili

noun goosebumps

vaivai basa

dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear