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adaau

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

adu modu

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noun atoll (group of islets)

aladi

verb initiate, begin

ama

noun outrigger float

anga gee

turn one’s attention away from

angi

verb blow gently (of wind); a disturbance (of the water)

baa iho

adjective low (in altitude)

bunei

noun fish sp.: batfish

buusagisagi

adjective to be laden with scent (of air)

dala hhua

verb eruptions on the skin (e.g., hives, insectbites, etc.)

danedane

verb an extensive infection of dane

dangage dua

verb bend one’s head backwards

dau duadae

be a sucker, be fooled easily

dau gadea

noun boom lanyard (of a canoe)

daumaha de manu

noun christmas eve fete in the church at which "santa claus" appears

daumaha haangoda

noun prayer service held while visiting others’ houses

deai ma gi dahi

none at all as you should very well know

dee lahilahia

big (and therefore good),strong,tremendous

dee nei

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noun this

deehee

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how

delaa ai laa

that there was it

denei muhuu

how about this one

diba

adjective not level, tipped to one side

dili dagidahi age

release one at a time or intermittently or sporadically

dinana

noun mother (formal)

dogi hoda

noun a heavy adze, used for hollowing out logs and the like

dogodogoisi

adjective becoming fewer and fewer

dohe

noun mollusksp: a bivalve sp.

dolu lau

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number three hundred

donadona

covered in warts/moles

donga

noun plantsp.: orientalmangrove(bruguiera gymnorhiza (l.) lam.)

doo de gauanga

dislocated thigh bone

dua nnui

noun violence; a type of rope

dugu dagidahi

verb place (or leave off) one at a time

ege ange

move (something) over

ga sui nei

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verb wet, become

gada-laagau-ngaadai

noun fishsp.

gahao

noun plantsp.: treesp.: ochrosiatree(ochrosia oppositifolia (lam.) k. sch.)

gahudi

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noun banana

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giigii saele

adjective giggle

gili ulunga

noun pillowcase

giliisi

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noun fat

golomagi

verb patient, (not impetuous); restrained (not prone to act on impulse)

gubu vae

foot, ankle

hadi haho

adjective steep (inclination)

hagaala

verb make mat sections

hagabasabasalia

verb cause to be convinced

hagadamana

verb treat someone as a father or other senior male relative

hagaduu ngae

adjective earnestly; to the limits of one’s capacity; struggle (e.g., to complete work)

hagaholoholoi

verb to use holoholoi

hagaloosi

verb guard, watch, keep an eye on

hagamaingaa

verb cause one to feel maingaa

hagangadaa

verb come with difficulty; a difficult delivery (of a baby)

hagasiva (ina)

verb make a total of nine

hagausinga

noun raincloud (includes all cumulus types)

hai hagadubu

adjective to fashion a string figure

hakaanunu

verb breastfeed

hakki

noun esophagua; trachea

hale maadenga

noun mortuary house

halehale dagodo lodo

nauseated

hegai

adjective eat ravenously

hhui mai tai

flow of the tide

hoe

verb blisters on the skin caused by sunburn

holasa

a type of mat [made especially for cult houses]

hoonu de maasina

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noun full moon

huaa gulu

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noun breadfruit

hulo saaele

verb wander around

huui luu lima

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verb wash hands

ina-gi-hale

noun a row of thatch

ivi sulu

noun a dislocation of bones such that the ends overlap (corrected by pulling)

ivi-a-daea

noun shoulderblade

ivi-a-duimogo

noun pelvicbone

laagau ssui

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noun wet wood

langadala tohi

noun a dead coconut leaf torn by the wind

luduludu

verb trembling

luuluu haha

gargle, wash one’s mouth out

madangi

noun storm

magi luduludu

adjective the tremor (as though chilled) of a sick person

mahamaha

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adjective beautiful

mammami

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adjective delicious (general)

mamu-madohi-lua

noun fishsp.: parrotfish

mao lunga

high, high-ranking

me naa gi...

I wish that...

mogobuna

noun grandchild,descendant of

momme

a place

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

muli moni

noun stern

ngaangaailu

noun hair

ngii

verb a high-pitched sound

nnoa nounu

verb tied in such a way that pulling the end of the string will undo it

noodalo

duplicate

oo iho (age)

adjective able to enter, going up (down)

paa i daalinga

move in closely (of birds) to daalinga

sagulaa

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noun marlin

sasao

adjective escape one after the other

sele gi tonu

make sure of

taina madua ahine

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noun elder sister

tangada hai me dabu

cult priest

tuu

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verb (transitive) cut

uadanga

an intermittent downpour of rain - considered an omen of birth, death, or the arrival of a ship