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abitala

noun eave (of a house)

aboo

tonight

alasala

adjective vicious

ana

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pronoun his/her (for plural, alienable noun)

anaa huu

those only are the ones

anei loo

these (here) are the ones

basa gee

speak (or express oneself) strangely

boi a eidu

temporarily abnormal

bolo ange

bequeath

bongaa usu

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noun nostril

budubudu

adjective crowded together

buliaamu

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adjective sad

bulubulu maanadu

noun incomplete idea

buni ange gi de gelegele

to have been dead for a long time

dangadangalebu

verb becoming rougher (of seas)

dao

noun a spear, branch of (part of)

dau langi

verb rainy season

daubeemala

verb a method of braiding flower headdressesor necklaces made from manu-mala

daulooloa

adjective long time

de hine hagahaanau

midwife

dii ange

a method of fishing in which the lure at the end of the pole is jerked to attract fish

doga

adjective landon (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)

dumanu sala

adjective bad situation; poor in appearance

eba

noun a sleeping mat (child’s)

gadebega

noun a type of basket

gai dagidagi

verb eat while walking; foodfor sale which is carried on the road

galeve vii

noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy

gelogelo

verb having many depressions (e.g., a corrugated surface)

hagaava ange

lean on someone for support

hagabido

verb carrying (two persons), with each person carrying an end

hagabudu me

adjective selfish

hagabuulinga dangada

noun tribe

hagadabena

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hagadaemahadia

verb put too much weight on

hagadaina

verb to put (someone) into a sibling or cousin relationship (as by an adoption)

hagagabugabu

verb create a channel through land(by wind or wave action)

hagahongagainga

verb to make a child urinate

hagahoou

verb make like new

hagalaagii

verb decorate, adorn; ornament

hagamabu

verb rest, relax, quit (a job)

hagaoda tugi

noun a type of prepared food (made from mashed taro and grated coconut)

hagaola

verb save from

hagasaagule

verb teach how to saagule

hagasaulaba

verb treat as saulaba

hagausinga ina

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adjective cloudy

hagi me

adjective pick coconuts

haingaa me

noun work requiring a large work force

hainoo

verb permitted,open to the public,secular

hakide gauligi

adjective spoil children

hale hongelegele

noun toilet

hale nnoa

noun prison,jail

hausanga

noun a wrapping (of string) around the join of a pole

hua gulu

noun breadfruit (singular)

huaalaangi

noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only

hudi

noun plantsp.: treesp.: bananatree

hulo saaele

verb wander around

kalo gee

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

laa manusomo

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noun branch

laelae (gee)

adjective look (funny)

laudodole

noun smallness

laulau hoe

noun the blade of the canoe paddle

liagi

verb dump, throwout (discard)

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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luu meenei

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these things (dual)

luu odaau

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pronoun our (dual, inclusive; for dual, inalienable noun)

maanessala

adjective to mistake something (or someone) forsomething (or someone) else

maangoa

adjective to be dry

mada agamu

noun the essential design features of tuai

mada-galisi

the stem of the coconut

madaa hadu

noun grater (metal) attached to a board forgrating taro

madannia madua

noun thumb

maege

verb raised up

mami

verb taste (of something)

manenga

noun fishsp. (= a very large balagia, 3-4 feet long)

manu aabi

noun kite

manuhi

adjective hemorrhage

mau ange huu

usually

me aha ai

what for

me vae

noun shoes,slippers

mee langa

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noun woven object; the act of weaving

mulegi

show off (in front of members of the opposite sex)

muli mai ange

a little later, byandby

muna madua

noun words used only by elders (which are not normally part of a child’s vocabulary)

musumusu laa lalo

whisper softly

naba

adjective a slip of the tongue

ngaalulu

adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)

odi mai (adu, ange)

all (e.g., have come)

omada

noun eye region (including eyes, eyelids, eyebrows)

oomea

adjective afternoon (late)

pale age (iho)

steer toward (away from) land

pungu

adjective plump

saalohia

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hungry (antiquated word)

sabalia

verb be in a situation in which saba1

salibaadaa

verb a type of low cloud

seguli

numeral hundreds of thousands

ssuonioni

sand

sua aaleloi

a wrestling maneuver

tamadaane o dogu bodu

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noun son-in-law

tangada madua

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adjective elderly

umada

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noun rainbow