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abaabai

verb carry a canoe in shallow water; carry half lifting

au

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pronoun I, me

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

balabalagula

adjective habitually clumsy

basa madua

adjective speak as an elder (treating the hearer as a child)

be goai (naa huu)

whoever

bolo ange

bequeath

boo gi dai

the period when the quarter moon appears in the west just after sunset

buulou

verb cover up (by wrapping up with one layer); to catch by scooping up (e.g., with a net or basket)

daaemai

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verb arrive

dabuvae sisi

noun little toe

dagaanga

noun way of tying the leader to a fish hook

dalaa umada

noun prow spray of a ship

dangada agoago

adjective teacher,preacher

dauaalu

verb always borrowing or begging

davaia

noun the largest sort of tuna

day

laangi

deaamonga

noun

deai

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demaau

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pronoun our (dual, exclusive; for singular noun)

dinoanga hulu

adjective a council (of ten) formerlyhaving broad legislative and judicialpowers on the atoll

dugu de laa

noun lower sail

duguagi

verb be suspicious of (someone)

dumanu sala

adjective bad situation; poor in appearance

dumuagi

noun top of the head, bare hilltop

duuhua

adjective single, unmarried

ea age

stop swimming (and come up on land)

ee laa

so

gai boo

adjective eat early in the morning

gai lima dahi

to eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)

galoa

verb attractive to members of the opposite sex

gegeli

adjective struggle

gii talinga

tinnitus

goai ne siilia

who asked you

goinga

noun a boundary marker (of stone)

golo age

continually golo voluntarily

gu oo ina mai

shout to announce important news (e.g., to announce the arrival of a ship)

gugu

adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to

gulu

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noun breadfruit tree

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gulu bala

tree-ripened breadfruit

guuduma

noun a (dry) elevation in the taro bog; hillock (in the taro bog only)

haa lau

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number four hundred

hagabadabaatai

verb

hagadoodoo denga muna

boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)

hagalooloa

verb lengthen,prolong

hagamadagu

scare (someone); frighten (someone).

hagamoolau

verb hurry,rush

hai dama

adjective pregnant

hai damaahine

adjective the relationship between parent and daughter

hano de mama

escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)

huadia

noun fishing pole

huuhua

adjective pregnancy

ilihia ssave

adjective the submerging of flying fish below the surface of the water (making them difficult to net)

isiisi luu gauasa

to tear from limb to limb

labua gee (lodo)

having an upset stomach; to be on the point of nausea

lalo de langi

beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll

langadala tohi

noun a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind

lie

noun lice eggs

lima

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lima llau

five hundred

lodo lagolago

adjective indecisive,undecided

lulu

verb to shake (something) rapidly

luu ana

pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)

luu mada

noun face (of a person)

maailaba

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

maakau loo dangada

now we’re in trouble

maanadu gelo

adjective profound thoughts

maasei

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adjective small

mada dabuvae

noun toenail

madaangahulu daalaa buni

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noun ten dollar bill

madangi

verb wind,gas,flatus

madaono

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number sixty

madavaivai

noun a type of knot used in net-making

makaga lodo

adjective stubborn

malili

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adjective scattered

malui

adjective turned (in direction),reversed,transposed

mangoo-senga

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

masoasoa

spacious

mau

adjective get,obtain,caught

mesde-gelee

noun mollusksp.: oliveshell <"mr. grey">

moumousi

adjective repeatedly being mousi

mounu

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verb (intransitive) break; be dismantled

muna o de henua

a community meeting (for listening to speeches or instructions)

nao baasua

verb to collect baasua

ngaage

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noun south

ngadolo

adjective a landslide or similar movement of things

ngani adu

ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.

odea

noon, midday

olaadeu

pronoun their (for plural, inalienable noun)

saava

skinny, thin (lacking in flesh)

saavale ina

fish or meat which is watery in texture and bad tasting

sangatai

noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.

se me be hee

extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)

seesee hagadaahao

adjective walk (for recreation)

seni gi de ao

sleep late (into daytime)

siva llau

number nine hundred

ssabe age

eat

tinana odogu damana

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noun paternal grandmother

vaaligi

adjective small (for plural noun)