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aahee naa

then what (distant future)

agu age

say out loud

alasala

adjective vicious

aloalo-mea

adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)

anga gi lodo

adjective an adze blade which is set at less than a right angle to its handle

baa ange

close to, near to

badabaatai

adjective

boi a eidu

temporarily abnormal

bulu giidagi

noun a type of caulking compound, made from bulu and sap

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noun hard taro

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daaligidanga

noun the slope of a canoe’s keel

daga

verb go from one place to another in a group

dala

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verb unfasten, undo, untie

dala-hagalulu-madangi

noun birdsp.: tern (a vagrant sp., rarely seen)

dalaa manu

noun piece of broken glass

dama dagidahi

noun the only child of a couple

dama doe

noun the fourth child born to a couple

dama lalo

noun a person who has visited other far-awaylands

dao bou

noun ridgepole support (end)

daulanga

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harbor

deai ange

no more, no other

dee laa

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over there

denaa ange maalie

that is exactly right

denei tagodo

this is the situation...

dogoisi mai

adjective decreasing (in number)

doo ngaage

adjective south wind

dunu

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verb cook

duuhua

adjective single, unmarried

e dee haalo

refuse to accept (something)

gai dagidagi

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

gamedi vai salo

a type of bowl

gava-uli

reef heron - grey phase

geelonga

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noun valley

gide eidu ina

to see a vision, hallucinate

gina

noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner

goloa o de hine

female genitalia

guaha

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why

haangoda

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noun fishing

hadu-bunga

noun mollusksp.: chama iostoma

hadugolaa

any stone of volcanic origin [imported from volcanic islands].

hagadabanimeeli

verb to make payment for medical treatment

hagaduai

verb cause to be worn out

hagadubu o de adu

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagailoo

verb announce

hagamabua

verb cause to hagamabu

hagamoolaua

verb cause to hurry

hagamudumudu

verb do slowly, delay

hagassui age

eat or drink just a little bit

hagausiusi

verb becoming darker (of sky or clouds)

hagavaivai

verb cause to become watery, or less viscous

hai aha

adjective what relationship

haiva

noun work,activity,occupation

hakii gee

<= kii gee>

hanu age

regain

hidi

verb to topple over ; stand on one’s hands ; getup (from a sitting position) ; cause of

hidi bido dane

slow-moving or slow-working person

holi

shape of, form of

hologumi

adjective

holomanga

noun throat (inside)

hua o tangada

outcome (of individual effort)

huaalavao

verb a strong wind

hulu i de lenga

to paint one’s body with tumeric

huuhuaa me

noun sorcery (made with chants)

kano

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noun penis

laamasee

noun a divination result indicating good fortune

laho

aerial foot of the pandanus tree

lalo ade

solar plexus (considered the seat of feeling)

lau tulugi

a tuna of the size next largest to lau de ava

lava sili

adjective good enough; stop

leia togomouli

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verb have hiccups

libi

verb do rapidly (esp. a repeated action done energetically)

llou

verb hang down or bent down (of branches, palm fronds, or fishing poles)

loha

bird species

luu adaadeu

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

luu ana

pronoun his/her (for dual, alienable noun)

ma de hia e doe

a chanted expression, on the last word of which a work group chanting it lifts a heavy object

maanu

adjective to float in place (not drifting) on the surface of the water (with no anchor)

mada-galisi

the stem of the coconut

madabiebie

noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)

maduupaa

noun a type of string figure

magi labua gee

upset stomach (nausea)

massagalala

verb burned (food)

mmuni

adjective hidden,hide

mugamuga

verb the muscle of a bivalve; the first stage of development of the coconut, before daahaa; to crackle when chewed

muli madangi

verb sailing downwind

namanama

noun fishsp. (like ngaa, but longer and thinner)

ngaangaailu

noun hair

ngalue de gauvae

dislocated jaw

pensele

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noun pencil

saudia

verb be exposed to the wind (not sheltered)

sauvalovalo

verb echo

sebu

adjective seen on the surface of the sea from time to time

sengalia

verb deceived, fooled; made dependent upon(e.g., gifts)

sii talaa umada

a wash of waves at the prow of a canoe, when it is sailing fast

silisili

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adjective stopped, ended

ssele i de niho

damn it!

sseu

push violently

taane haangoda

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noun fisherman

ula de gili

inflammation; red in the face; sunburned

vaivai

intensifier too; overly