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alaa laa

those (there) which were there

anengenenge

noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus

ava

verb passage, channel

baa sege

adjective carom off

bakau

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noun upper arm; wing

balaginagina

adjective be squashed

bangabanga mai

become skinny, become shrunken

bapabu

adjective the staccato sound of one hard object being struck against another

basa senga

adjective speak senselessly

boaa ina mai

prevented from coming by being caught in a storm

bole

adjective bawl out, be angry; be mad (as indicated by one’s movements)

boli

verb take special care of

boo dolu de gulu

the third day after breadfruit has been picked (after which it is not good to eat)

bua leu

noun ovaries and fallopian tubes

buni ange lodo

paralyzed by fear; acute anxiety attack

buuludi

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verb hug

daa age

go toward land (from the lagoon)

daane

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noun, adjective man; male

daea

adjective to have arrived at

dagadagai

adjective tending to dagai

dagodo mai

appear from yonder

dahinga

noun way of shaving

dala malo

adjective change clothes

dale gaiaa

verb provoke a fight by banging againstsomeone (as children do); hit and run

damaa-manu

noun birdsp.: sharp-tailedsandpiper(erolia acuminata)

dangau-dongi

noun fishsp.: snapper

daumaha daahili

noun song service (in church)

de hine ga haibodu

noun bride

dehine ga haibodu

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noun bride

denga mee nei

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these ones (plural)

diadia

verb to make a cover for something (e.g., a coconut shell) by plaiting or lashing around it

dilo

verb look at (inspect)

dolo

noun plantsp.: sugarcane

dolo mea

noun spiny starfish

dolona

verb flooded, washedout

dooluu

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pronoun your (dual; for singular noun)

duu dalo

noun piece of soft taro

duulagi

verb to sail crosswind (for maximum speed)

e muni

verb hidden, be

gaagoo

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noun chicken

gabou

noun fishsp.: scad

gaibea haahine

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female crab

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gea

noun hawksbillturtle

gegeli

adjective struggle

gegeno

noun alligator,crocodile

gili langi

verb a type of cloud (not associated with rain)

gudu gaadu

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noun dog flea

gugu ange

able to look after others; able towithstand

haangodalia

verb a suitable (place) for fishing

haduhadua

verb rocky (full of stones)

hagaaduadu dangada

verb critical of others

hagabahhaa

verb to exhale suddenly; making exhalation noises

hagahedae

verb make equal; go to meet

hagalongaa

adjective <= hagalongoaa>

hagamabulia

verb cause to hagamabu

hagamade

verb do as hard as fast as possible

hagamalo

verb provide clothes for

haganoho

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verb stop

hale neveneve

noun spiderweb

hano i luu moana

die (a person)

hedogi

noun the sound of tapping

holo gumi

adjective

honu de maasina

noun full moon

igohi

verb firetongs

laanganga

noun way of plaiting

laangi dabeo

verb a day which is rainy and stormy

leva

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noun river

lima ma vae ange

work for as a servant

llago

adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)

lodo

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verb (transitive; takes noun or sentence) need; want; like

luduludu

verb trembling

luu ana

pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)

maanegabo

adjective energetic

madaligi

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noun January; small dipper

madalua maa haa

number twenty four

madangi

noun wind

madania

noun finger

mahuda

adjective be awake for a short time; have one’s eyes open

malinolino

verb <= malimalino>

manavanava ~ manamanava

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adjective breathing

masavaa alodahi

noun always

moana magalili

noun a cold underwater current

modomodo

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noun stage between a young green coconut and a mature brown coconut

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moe dige

adjective to roll away from one’s bedding while sleeping (on the floor)

moe iho

adjective sleep for a short time, nap; sleep overnight in place other than one’s usual sleeping place

molimoli ange

take up slack in a line with hitches in order to maintain tension on something being hauled (e.g., a ship stuck on the reef during the moments when it is floated by waves)

ngadi gai

verb eat taro without fish (or fish without taro)

ngadi hanonga

a useless journey

nguu

adjective a faint sound, like humming

niho hagadolo

noun incisor teeth

noho maadai

adjective sit quietly

noodagi

verb forbidden to use (esp. plants reservedfor the owner’s use by tying the trunk)

oda

verb eat (something) raw

ogo

noun the attachment of a clam to the reef

sae de hadu

make a grater (by punching holes in sheet metal)

sii mada daahaa

a fine jet of water

sii talaa umada

a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast

sileia doo soa

look, your neighbor is competing against you

soe daa dahi

straight as can be

tangada hai me dabu

cult priest