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aahee nei

then what (immediate future)

amo

verb lift up

anaa naa loo

those seem to be

baabaa ama

verb to steer a canoe to its outrigger side (opp. of baabaa gadea)

bido muna

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noun word

bii

adjective semen, ejaculate

bili

adjective be caught or hung up on something so as unable to fall (as a felled tree)

boaa ina

adjective be caught in strong wind or heavy rain

buusagi

verb an eddy caused by a current

daabasi

verb angling for tuna

daadaa mee

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verb (intransitive) carve

daadaanga sala

adjective ugly-looking

dabagau

noun a type of floor mat

dabui

verb to splash water on something with the hand

daea

adjective to have arrived at

dagasisi

verb scoop out by inserting a knife between the meat and the shell (e.g., in cutting copra)

datada

noun fishsp.: snapper (= small dada)

daudali i lodo

follow another’s will

dee hai gee

be tied (e.g., in a footrace)

diibuli

noun a doll representing a spirit

dodi

adjective have a limp (physical condition)

dogai

noun transverse tiebeam

dogoisi mai

adjective decreasing (in number)

dongi

verb a spot (e.g., on the skin); point at; peck at; a method of fishing for flying fish in which torches are extinguished on alternate legs of the canoe track

doo ngaage

adjective south wind

dotonogaa

noun fishsp.: goby

dua alohagi

noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling

duge

noun either side of a recession in the top of a duludulu

duudae maadau

noun <= duudae baa, q.v.>

duugau

noun legs at the base of a canoe mast

ga hia

how many will it be

gada-moana

noun fishsp.: jack (an oceanic fish)

gadaha

noun birdsp.: greatfrigatebird(fregata minor)

gahoo

verb wear

galu

noun viscous sputum

gauanga

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noun thigh

gavidi

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a type of fishhook (made from turtle shell)

gelegele dea

verb sand

genu

verb a movement of the hips, as in the act of sexual intercourse

gili iga

noun a type of high cloud

goloa baalanga

noun metal-working tools

goloa hesuihagi

noun goods which are bartered

gu madagu

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verb frighten

gulu maimai

noun breadfruit with smooth skin

haa lau

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number four hundred

hagaava age

be relieved for a short time

hagabalabala

verb make loose; make soft; be a defeatist

hagadubu hue vini

the name of a certain type of string figure

hagagalugalua

verb cause to have more and more galu

hagahaunu

verb cause to drink alcoholic beverages

hagahidi i tege

to throw a wrestler using one’s hip

hagasaalunga

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noun spirit, soul

hagasae gili

verb pierce the skin superficially

hagasemada

verb make a total of ten thousand

hagatanu iho

verb take a nap

hageli

verb a sort of sound in ancient chants

hai me daahea

search for driftwood or other beachedobjects

hakaa tuai

adjective to sharpen a coconut grater blade

hakaunuunu

verb to nurse (an infant at the breast)

hano gee

go away

hesilisilihagi

verb repeatedly hesilihagi

hhao

verb fill,stuff (something into or full of)

hiisoa

noun plantsp.: cassythavine(cassytha filiformis l.)

hoohoo

adjective repeatedly hoo, as when tryingto scare something

huaa me

noun coconut (for drinking)

ibu

noun

igohinga

noun way of using igohi

iho daahagi

adjective a calm sea condition, in which the horizon disappears

laohie

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noun drought; dry weather

lodo gi lunga

ambitious for a superior position

loongia

verb to lose one’s appetite after eating oily food

luu amaau

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

maailele

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verb die

madahidu

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number seventy

madoha

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adjective flat, to be spread out

mahuge, huge

open

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

malili

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adjective scattered

malili de biho

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adjective balding

mami age

taste (something) a little bit

manavanava

adjective breathing

mao denga ssave

a scarcity of ssave

mmaunga

noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)

moahulu

noun fishsp.: goatfish

moana

noun open sea, the atmosphere

muna madua

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

ngolo de usu

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verb snore

ngudu lagolago

adjective lie (tell a falsehood)

odi de masavaa

having insufficient time remaining for (something)

ono-malama

time noun june (’sixth month’)

onodaa

noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.

sae mai

break through the bush (toward one)

saga gee

saga away from; extend out inspace

sai

noun group of (e.g., agu sai ’my children’)

saugalo saele

adjective search for here and there,wander around looking for

se me be hee

extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)

sigo de muna

remember what one has heard

sili

adjective drawing to an end

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noun brother-in-law

tangada gaiaa

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noun thief