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aalo dahi

verb do at one time

aduhale

adjective village, compound (aggregation of houses); go from house to house

alaa ange huu

that there much more only

anaange laa hanu

a little while ago

aoaoa

verb habitually remain up until daybreak

bau iho

adjective capable only of looking after oneself (not others)

boaa

verb be caught in a storm

bopobo

adjective deteriorated

bulibuli

verb grab up one thing after another

daa de hia

what time is it

daamada

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verb begin

daasissisi

verb striped (with stripes)

dada age

verb raise (a flag)

dahi i daho dangada

very popular

dala

verb tell, say to, relate

dama dagidahi

noun the only child of a couple

dao hadu

verb cover up (by putting on layer after layer); give too much (e.g., work) to

daohi

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verb hold

dau maagau

noun a period during which many people die

de umu

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noun the cooking house

dee naa

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there where you are

delaa ai huu

that was it (as before)

dele de longo

spread news or rumors

doga

noun a (live) coral formation

dola

adjective erection (of penis)

dona

verb wart,mole (raised)

dongidongi

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

donu

noun fishsp.: seabass (= small ava)

duanui

noun hard middle ridge of the coconut palm leaf

duasala

adjective hardship,difficulty

duu keli

adjective firmly in place,earnestly

duu malaelae

an open field having no trees

gaba de ahiahi

noun early evening,late in the afternoon

galo ahi

verb sparks

galo hagalegunga

adjective to look at a member of the opposite sex in a presumptuous way

gana

noun bad person

gannui ina

white (of the portion of a woman’s thighshidden under her sarong)

gannui ngadaa

adjective a coconut which has less gannui than would be expected at its stage of maturity

gano agau

reef (including land thereon)

gano agau

noun reef (including land thereon)

gavagava

noun weather-hardened black driftwood

geli

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verb dig

gudu

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noun bug; flea

gugu ange

able to look after others; able towithstand

gumigumi huluhulu

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noun beard (lit. hair on the chin)

haalo

verb extend one’s hand, reach out; to expect things from others, and accept too readily

hagaaoaoa

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

hagabasa

verb cause someone to speak; convince

hagabiiginga

noun way of making sticky

hagadahea

verb to allow the wind or current to carry the canoe

hagadau tugi

adjective punch each other

hagadeai

verb cause to become non-existent

hagaeidu

verb treat as an eidu

hagaeligi

verb treat as an eligi

hagahaanau

verb to help to deliver a child (as a midwife does)

hagahana ange

recook for a very little while

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagamogomogo

take special care of, cherish

hagasaele

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verb think

hagasemada

verb make a total of ten thousand

hai aabi

having many rooms or sections

hai bodu

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noun married couple

hai de hagamaanadu

remembrance, observance of (e.g., a holiday)

hai me

industrious

hai mee

industrious

hhali gee

scoop out

hhao

verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)

hodahoda

adjective gasp for breath (more than once)

hoolu

noun prow (bottom part)

huaa me

noun a coconut (for drinking); the whole thing

huna me

adjective a habitual thief

i dahi me

each, apiece

kala

adjective fragrance (esp. of food)

laagau

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noun wood

laosedi

noun seawater

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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lodo lagolago

adjective indecisive,undecided

luu mada

noun face (of a person)

maalama

verb light (not dark),bright

madala mai

get free, be loose; in bloom

mahana

adjective hot (weather)

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turnedover and over

mammamu

noun fish (generic term; children’s speech only)

manu vaaligi

noun insect (small)

maunusi

adjective pulled out,removed (by pulling out)

me hagaahulu

noun prepared food

mmoli gee

haul away from

mogo

noun coconutapple (young and edible)

namu

noun mosquito

ngaangailu

noun hair (on the head)

ngii

verb a high-pitched sound

nguu

noun squid (3 types)

ni aha

what are these

oluu

pronoun your (plural; for plural noun)

pono

verb to close

saesaelea

verb to be continually walked upon

se ungaa husi gee

do something different from thatwhich was intended

siga de mamu

an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)

ssele i de niho

damn it!

sui

change, replace