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aapulu

adjective sink all at once

aboabo

adjective become accustomed to

alamooi

noun june

bebea

verb be very nervous, be very anxious

bili makaga

love

boo danuaa

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good night

bugolo

noun coral sp.: faviid coral

buni

adjective closed up, be together (in a group, or of two individuals)

daane sauaa

noun a person of extraordinary ability; shark (euphemism)

dae maduu

noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net

daea

adjective to have arrived at

dangada vai gelegele

a person of filthy appearance or habits

dangi see

adjective cry aloud for a long time, wail

dangi talinga

adjective tinnitus, a ringing sound in the ear

dangidangi ange

askpermission of, apologize to

daunadi

unclassified would it be better if (implyingdisagreement)...

deai me ao ai

useless

debele

noun table

delaa nei ()

that there is it (is that there it)

denei tagodo

this is the situation...

diidii

adjective penis; urinate

donu ange

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verb understand

duu ngavesi

cover of a box

duudagi

verb connect up, join up, continue upon

e muni

verb hidden, be

gadebega

noun a type of basket

gai de henua

native food (not imported)

gammenge-maimai

noun mollusksp.: vasum turbinellus

ganabu

noun the base of a coconut tree trunk

gavidi

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a type of fishhook (made from turtle shell)

gidigidi

verb short

giliisi

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noun fat

gulabe

noun rectum

haangoda dua beau

a fishing method (used on the seaward reef during the day) employing a line, with hermit crabs for bait)

hagabuulinga dangada

noun tribe

hagadinoangahulu

verb make a total of ten people

hagadubu gina

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagammae lodo

verb insult (someone)

hagamuli

verb be late, tarry

hagapili

adjective boring

hagatevea

verb <= hagatevelia>

hai ganabu

verb the stage in the development of a coconut tree in which ganabu begins to develop

hakaogao

verb to sit on one buttock

hang gainga

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verb, noun urinate, urine

hano mouli

verb disappear alive, especially into another world

heloongoi

adjective fit together with (match) each other; have an understanding with one another (e.g., as do lovers); understand one another

hhui age

eat a snack

hidi de honu

movement of a turtle (when feeding orsubmerging)

hiigai

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adjective hungry

hua o tangada

outcome (of individual effort)

huaalavao

verb a strong wind

huaamee

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noun young green coconut

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hudi

noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree

i mua nei

beforehand

kalo gee

strabismus (esp. the form in which one eye is turned outward from the nose); cross-eyed

kii mai

decreasing

kono

adjective grunt (once)

laamaloo

noun a divination result indicating bad fortune

labodo-daubulebule

noun eelsp.

labulabu sala

adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)

lahilahi

adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)

lavalava

noun wrap skirt; sarong

lima lau

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number five hundred

lleu luu mada

swelling of the eyes (after crying)

lodo baba

calmness, tranquility, freedom from worries

lodo gaiaa

competitive, envious, desious of retaliating

longoduli

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adjective deaf

maamaadolu

adjective becoming more and more maadolu

maamaanu

remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)

madania teu ngaloto

noun middle finger

mademadea

verb identify tentatively; to think that one recognizes but not be sure

magau i de hiigai

ravenous

malo gahu

noun collared shirt

mama

noun dust, gas, steam,vapor, fumes, spray (e.g., of waves)

manu

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noun March

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

meemouli

noun living thing

mmala

bitter; sour; unlucky

mmoli gee

haul away from

namuaa

verb a sore on the lips (believed to result from missing a meal)

nanu

adjective grumble, complain

nanumia

verb the object of a complaint

ngadi vai

noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)

ngolo de usu

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verb snore

noodanga

noun bundle, knot; a set of 12 differentfishing lures

saagule

pick head lice

sauligi

a type of adze (with a rotatable head)

seene

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noun money

seni alaala

adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety

sii mada daahaa

a fine jet of water

singalia

verb overhung

siva

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number nine

siva-dahanga

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

solovaani

thin and straight (of a person); having flat buttocks (considered ugly)

tainadaane

noun brother

tangada hai sauaa

magician, sorcerer

tangada madua

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noun old person

teve de gili

gooseflesh

unuunu

nurse (at the breast)

vaagia

found or caught doing something wrong