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aahee donu

exactly which

abulu

adjective sink (until submerged)

alaa naa

those only

anei naa

these (here) only

angeange laa

the one following the one in question

aoa

noun plant sp.: tree sp.: banyan tree (Ficus prolixa Forst.)

aso

noun fish sp., white tip shark

beaha

adjective to be in a serious condition, critically ill or injured

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adjective fat

bonga

adjective bent, curved, defective (of fruit)

buliaamo

adjective sad

bulubulu hegau

noun unimportant work

buuganga

noun a trip for a festive or recreational purpose

buusi

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noun cat

daa de gaehala

to swing a jump rope made of gaehala

dae maduu

noun a method of pulling flying fish into the canoe with a hand net

dagodo lalo

adjective seriously ill and not improving

dagodolia

verb be slept upon for a long time ;be in place for a long time

dama moemoe sala

noun a foetus out of the proper position (in the womb) for delivery

dangi iho

adjective cry to oneself

degi

verb to jerk; get something quickly

dibo

noun infant

dibononi

noun the youngest child of a couple

dii

verb shine (sun)

doi

verb stain (permanent); any of a number ofhardwood saps fromwhich perfume is made

doo de gai me

miss a meal or meals (leading tonausea when eating is resumed)

dua

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noun east

duadonu

adjective luck, good fortune

duai

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noun bench fitted with a tool to grate coconuts

dulagi

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verb, noun seem; appear; appearance, example, situation

duu de umada

noun a rainbow appearing in the sky

duu mugamuga

noun half of an unripe coconut;buttock

duu-o-de-hine

anything sticky which pulls apart likejelly (applied to certain kinds of seacucumbers, etc.)

gaga

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noun dry brown husk from the branches of the coconut palm

gai busibusi

verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)

galeve vii

noun fermented galeve, palmtoddy

galoa

verb attractive to members of the opposite sex

gaogao

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gavada

noun a type of basket

gea

noun hawksbillturtle

gohugohu

adjective becoming very dark (decreasing in natural light)

goloa hai hegau

noun tools (for work)

gulu bala

tree-ripened breadfruit

haangoda de agau

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

haau unuunu

verb breast-feed

hadinga

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noun crook of the knee or elbow

hagaaligi

verb install as a priest (of a cult)

hagabido

verb carrying (two persons), with each person carrying an end

hagadabu

verb restrict

hagadonu muna

adjective act as an interpreter

hagagili

verb cause to have skin disease

hagahoa

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noun a boil on the body

hagamao lalo

verb humble,modest

hagasoesoe saele

adjective to walk about without greeting others

hagassahu

verb to try one’s best to do something bad or harmful

hagasugisugi

verb repeatedly shorten or abbreviate

hakolona

noun mollusksp.: augershell (terebridae sp.)

hano mouli

verb disappear alive, especially into another world

hanu me

secret friend of the opposite sex

hooia donu huu

at the best possible time or place

huge

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verb open (transitive)

huna me

a habitual thief

iai sago

adjective having special ability (strength, power, etc.) which others do not have, a strong or powerful (person)

isi

verb to peel off in long thin strips

kano maailaba

noun the wood next to the core of a tree

langadala

noun (a piece of) thatch made from coconut palm frond

laomalie

adjective big

lilo

adjective disappear, vanish; sheltered(from the elements)

lima ma vae ange

work for as a servant

loa mea

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noun red ant

lua llau

number two hundred

maanegabo

adjective energetic

made sala

adjective mistaken (in identifying); mistakesomeone for another

mahu

adjective healed (of a sore)

maimai

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adjective sweet

maimai ange

to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)

malau age

free of hardship (after having had it)

maleva

adjective present1 (not absent)

malui

adjective turned (in a direction), reversed, transpose

mammami

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adjective delicious (general)

manavanava ~ manamanava

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adjective breathing

manu-de-laama

noun any of the small flying insects which swarm near a light

massiva

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number ninety

maua

adjective able to,obtained,gotten,caught

moaga

noun fishsp.: goatfish

moahulu

noun fishsp.: goatfish

modomodo

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noun stage between a young green coconut and a mature brown coconut

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momo

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quantifier few

ngadi seesee

adjective walk barefoot,stroll

nigo

verb go around in a circle; wind around

nnamu

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adjective filthy with food (i.e., hands after eating)

noa

verb tied (as with rope)

ohu

verb a depression in a tree trunk

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yes

saagule

verb pick head lice

sai moni

noun a fleet of canoes

se me be hee

extraordinary or unusual (esp. in size)

sigo de muna

remember what one has heard

silivaahea

verb wander about with no fixed abode

sou

verb a gust of wind