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abodonu

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kind

adamai gauligi

verb remember childhood experiences

aloalo gaadinga

noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap

anaa ai

these (there) only

anei ange

and these (here)

anei dagodo

these are the circumstances...

angaanga

adjective measure by spans (anga)

baa donu

adjective skillful at fighting (opp. of baa sala)

basa dua nnui

speak undiplomatically

bau

adjective to be worth it

boo seniseni

noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)

daadaa

noun sibling (mostly children’s talk)

daadaangia

verb pull continuously

dabui

verb to splash water on something with the hand

daina haahine

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noun sisters

dangaligi

noun type of basket

dau dinae

noun a period during which many women arepregnant at the same time

dau laohie

verb dry season

dauhuli (ange)

noun always criticizing (someone) to (his) face

daumaha de manu

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

dee galo

perhaps

denaa ai huu

that is it then

donadona

covered in warts/moles

doonga pada

noun heavy-duty equipment or fishing gear; a large penis

dua

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noun east

dua alohagi

noun fishingline of a size appropriate fortrolling

dulagi sala

adjective bad situation; presenting a poor appearance (esp. when ill)

duu midomido

adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)

duuhia ange

praised (by others)

gelegele uli

verb black soil

gelu-hai-vaelo

noun fishsp.: tang

giigii

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu

gulabe

noun rectum

gulu maimai

noun a type of prepared food (ripe breadfruit which has been cooked in an umu)

haa leu

noun a leaf which has turned yellowish-brown

haadodo

noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float

hadu goinga

noun boundary stone

hagaaoaoa

verb have purposely and habitually remainedup until daybreak

hagadanuaa

verb make good, lead a good life

hagadubu gina

noun the name of a certain type of string figure

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagahoou

verb make like new

hagammahi

verb persevere, try hard to

hagamoe

verb put to bed

hagapago sala

adjective unfortunate result

hagasoesoe saele

adjective to walk about without greeting others

hagassui/hang gainga/hagamamane

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verb urinate (piss)

hagausenga

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noun cloud

hai gai

adjective prepared food; cook food

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship (between kin)

hai me

verb industrious

hala a buadaia

noun a log used as a lever or fulcrum

hale hongelegele

noun toilet

hano mouli

verb disappear alive, especially into another world

henga

noun the name of a name-group

hhadi iho luu vae

take a short break (in work involvingstanding)

holo

verb swallow

honu tolo

noun a turtle of the largest size

honua

verb filled with

huahua ai

be in charge of, control, lead

hui hala

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ripe pandanus

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ila

verb a mole (not raised) , or other permanent black spot on the skin

kaa

adjective a type of sound, made to attract birds

lamu dada

verb a jerk (e.g., of a line)

langadia

verb able to remain afloat with a load

legia

noun birdsp.: white-cappednoddy (anous minutus)

looloa

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adjective tall; long

loomosi

verb kill someone by holding him under the water until he is drowned

loulou

to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)

maamaangi

adjective repeatedly or continually maangi

malaelae

adjective clear, unobstructed, uncluttered

malenlena

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adjective stretchable

malua

noun vagina

manu-mmala

noun plantsp.: glorybower(clerodendrum inerme (l.) gaertn.)

mavaevae

adjective scattered

me osi

noun a coconuttree seedling

minede

noun minute

nanumia

verb the object of a complaint

ngaage

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noun south

ngaaheahe

verb taro which is watery or gummy

ngago

noun brain; egg

ngani adu

ngani toward others; fit around one as a belt etc.

ngudu gaiaa

charlatan

noho maadai

adjective sit quietly

noholia

verb occupied

nui hoohoa

noun a coconut tree trunk incised with steps

pelaoaa

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local bread

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sagulaa

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noun marlin

sali ssaavale

adjective salivate

sausaudia

verb continually blown upon (by the wind)

se agoo

adept at

seeda

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noun October

seevoivoia

verb to be in the state of seevoivoi

seseu

verb push (now and into the future)

siili

a stick used in a children’s game

sio

noun waterspout (esp. the air causing it); whirlwind

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

sugi-laagoo

goatfish

too gili

wrinkled skin (from age)

vai

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noun liquid, water