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aalinga

adjective moving around just under the water

adu ange laa

the one following the one in question

agoago

noun taro fibers

agu iho

say to oneself

alaa dagodo

those there are the circumstances...

anaa ange huu

that much more only

bebea

verb be very nervous, be very anxious

bini gaahanga

verb three-ply braiding (of rope)

boo adu laa

day after tomorrow at night

bulu

noun the short fibers of the mature coconut husk

daba

adjective a flash of light, a blink of an eye

daedaea

adjective have reached many places

dagisoa

adjective many (people) at each (time or place, etc.)

dai beau

verb rough seas at a certain time

daia ma gu magau

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verb killed, be

dala

adjective tame ; not be timid or uneasyin another’s presence

dala-loa

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish

dalaa

noun (small) piece of, part of

dangada dau duadae

a sucker (a person who is easily fooled)

dangi hhadu

adjective cry for effect

danuaa ai loo

well, ok (this time, but next timewatch it)

dau

noun chant (ancient)

dau gadea

noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)

doloinui

adjective a hard lump inside a female’s stomach ; a coconut of the youngest stage of development

doo me (ai)

verb make fun of, ridicule

duasivi

noun the back of the spine

duiaanga

noun the way in which something is stuck by a sharp object

duu malaelae

an open field having no trees

duudangaa solo

noun a package of solo (food) wrapped in coconut leaves and heated; flashlightbattery

duunga gima

half of a clam shell

e hanuhanu i de pronoun

know something about

gaagose

noun seacucumber sp.

gaba de ahiahi

early evening, late in the afternoon.

gadigadi gauvae

adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)

galavalava

the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp

galo gila

goatfish

galo sugi mada

glimpse

ganae oo

threadfin fish

gau

noun grouping (of people)

gavia

noun crazy person; insane person

gili dama

verb soft-skinned

giligilisau

adjective go around habitually without clothes

gona

noun belly button

gudua

verb abounding in lice

gumedi hadu

noun a bowl (pottery)

haangoda de agau

a method of fishing (with a line on the reef)

hadu lunga

noun a stone used to crush hermit crabs(for bait)

hagadagadaga

verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.

hagadinoangahulu

verb make a total of ten people

hagaduu ngavesi

verb make boxes

hagaduuduulanga

noun a style of construction (consistently followed)

hagallongo i muna

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verb obey

hagalongaa

adjective <= hagalongoaa>

hai be se manu

promiscuous (especially if indiscreetor known to have sexual relations with one’s own relatives)

hai ganabu

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

hai me madua

act grown up

haihai me

verb be doing something suspicious

hale o de henua

community meeting house

hale suunugi

noun a house with eaves touching the ground

halehale gaiaa

adjective cloying insincere humility

haonga

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noun hole

hebaledage

verb a confluence of currents (making the water choppy)

hesuihagi

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verb exchange, trade

hhali

verb scoop up (of solids only)

hinangalomalie

adjective feel happy or contented or at peacewith the world

hodo

noun the spine of the stingray

hoohoa

verb

huda

noun a verse of an old chant

i dai nei

mortlockislands

ilaage

adjective free of (sickness, hardship, etc.)

kaa

adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds

laba ngaugau

noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)

lalo de ahinga

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noun armpit

lalo de langi

beyond the horizon, far away from theatoll

langaa lodo

adjective a sudden access of emotion

lebelebe

noun fishsp.: jack

lodo hinangalosaa

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depression (feeling)

longolongo i adamagi

to pick up information by asking others, who have lied (so that one’s information is false)

luu adaau

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

maamaanadu

verb keep thinking about

madaali

adjective lacking in oil (of a ripe coconut)

manava

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verb breathe

moe dolo

verb to sneak into another’s house at night for the purpose of having sexual relations

momme

noun a place

mui

verb gathered around (something)

ngae

noun mollusksp.: giantclam sp.

niho

noun tooth, teeth

niho vainu

milk teeth, deciduous teeth

nohoanga hodooligi

noun the place where the chief lives (at the moment)

ono laangi

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noun Saturday

onoonogia

noun an overindulgence in fatty foods, leading to a loss of appetite

pala ivi

adjective work beyond one’s endurance

saalua

verb scraped (a little taken away),scratched

se galubu

very fast

seeha deenei?

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what is this?

soosoa

noun outrigger float lashings (complementaryto the connecting pegs)

ssuilebelebe

completely wet all over

taumee

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noun bud of the coconut palm

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umidi

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adjective hungry for fish or meat

unumanga

drinking party