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aahee ange

what else

adaadeu

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

alaa loo

those (there) were the ones

aloalo

verb to paddle (a canoe)

amu ligi

fine threads or hairs or fibers (in feather or leaf); fine-feathered

anga

verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span

baa iho

adjective low (in altitude)

baanabu

noun stone (from banaba) used for trolling lure

bodu

noun spouse

daguu kalo

noun a thin straight-bladed (easily sharpened)axe blade

dala

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verb unfasten, undo, untie

dalaa

noun (small) piece of, part of

danedane

verb an extensive infection of dane

dangada ssigo

noun clever person

degidegi

verb to jerk repeatedly; bawlout (speakharshly to)

delaa ai

therefore (with respect to that there)

denga mee laa

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those ones over there (plural)

diidiinga

noun manner of urinating

dili uda

adjective an ocean current which comes towards the shore (and carries in driftwood, etc.)

doloinui

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

doo sala

adjective accidentally

dua saali

noun one of the lines of which saaliis composed

dugu de uinga

to lay down a new cover of palm frondson uinga

duu inai

type of mat (a half inai)

duu molomolo

adjective visible clearly

duulanga

noun the place of, the track of (something)

eidu

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god, ghost, spirit

eu sege

noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint

gage gaahanga

verb to climb a coconut tree, using gaahanga

gai hagassii

verb eat messily (letting the food fall from one’s hands and mouth)

galo sugi mada

glimpse

gasogo

verb to have sexual pleasure (of males only) either by intercourse, or by regarding a naked woman

gelu-agau

noun fishsp.: tang

gilaau

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pronoun they (dual)

godi mai

adjective a certain type of manipulation inplaying with string figures

haa leu

noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown

hagaaoaoa

verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak

hagadaguu

noun a small axe, hatchet

hagadiinonga

verb treat as having supernatural power

hagadinana

verb to treat as dinana

hagaditidi mai de moni

a canoe going so fast it rides high inwater (and is planing)

hagadoa

verb act like a giant

hagahee mai

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verb return

hagamanida

verb lift (something) up

hagangadimee

adjective mean; inconsiderate

hagaodia

verb finish up, be last

hagapale

verb teach to steer, allow to steer, lean against

hagausinga

noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)

hai duu

verb to carry a baby about

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adjective muscular

hale o de henua

community meeting house

hano ai huu

forever

hau baba

verb tie up temporarily (not as securely asif permanently)

heboohagi mai

found fighting

hiie unu

verb thirsty, be

kana mai

watch your step around me

kino

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verb hate

koe

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pronoun you (singular)

laangai buusagi

noun a type of fishing condition in which the sea is boiling with jumping tuna, which are biting at anything

langi moni

noun the sort of rain which is an omen that a ship will come

lodo lagolago

adjective indecisive,undecided

longolongo iho dalinga

pick up information from others’ conversation

loonaa

verb the sticking of food in the throat (which is cleared by washing it down with liquid)

ma te duge

noun the point of a madaa duge

mada gapua

noun lagoonward part of a gapua

madahaa

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number forty

magi o de henua

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flu

mahola gimoo

adjective to have many dead animals (or fish) lying about

malau

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

malo gahu de boo

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sheet, blanket

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over

mao lunga

adjective high,high-ranking

mimi

adjective urinate

mmaolunga

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adjective high

mmili

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verb to grate

moe dolo

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

moebili

adjective to long for another’s presence at bedtime

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

nanumia

verb the object of a complaint

ngadi hai bodu

common-law marriage, concubinage

ngii

verb a high-pitched sound

noho maadai

adjective sit quietly

olaa

adjective a sound expressing surprise or disapproval

palo

noun a watery area extending into a land area (e.g., a bay)

puli

verb grab up all at once

saalohia

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hungry (antiquated word)

sabo

verb do slowly

sahudu

noun fishsp.: seabass

sali tae

adjective intractable watery diarrhea

sau alohenua

verb eddying of the wind (constantly changing direction) close to land

senga maido

adjective stupidly unafraid of danger (likemaido)

ssabe age

eat

ssui

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adjective wet

taadeu

pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for singular noun)

tamana o dogu dinana

noun maternal grandfather

tubuna

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noun grandparent; ancestor

tugu lima

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elbow

umada

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noun rainbow

umidi

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adjective hungry for fish or meat

veli

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noun sea urchin