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aausanga

noun way of leaving a wake

abo ange

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good at

alaa ai

those only

alelo-hatuli

noun mollusk sp.: pearly nautilus shell

baaini gi lalo

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verb lie down

basa too gee

speak ungrammatically

beabeau

verb choppy seas

benu

noun a pandanus plug after it has been chewed; seed of the pandanus

boogia mai

be caught doing something wrong

bulubulu dangada

noun unimportant person

buulei

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noun ring

daahili daumaha

adjective a church song

daane gasia

noun a person who is useful to others

dababa-gabugabu-tai

noun fishsp.: lizardfish

dae maduu

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

dahinga

noun way of shaving

dai hieunu

adjective thirsty

dalaa

noun (small) piece of, part of

damaa velo

adjective good at spearing fish

dana

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pronoun his/her (for singular, alienable noun)

dangi daudau

adjective cry uncontrollably (for a long time)

dangidangi

adjective cry a lot; beg, apologize; a type of aboriginal chant

dau hoohanga

verb the season during which birds lay eggs

dee lago dae

not really good or sufficient, etc.

dee naa

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there where you are

delaa sili

that there is enough

diibanga o de henua

the categories of ancient custom

dinana donu

noun natural mother

dogo duu

verb to punt while standing up on the stern gunwales of a canoe

doloinui

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

dona

verb wart,mole (raised)

donu huu

only,just (no more than)

dookalala

adjective stilts,walk on stilts

duu de umada

noun a rainbow appearing in the sky

gaa de malala

gadunga

noun fire-plow

gahu

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verb wear

gai hagassii

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

galeu

adjective a change of wind direction

ganae

mullet

gano agau

reef (including land thereon)

gau mai moni

noun foreigners (lit., ’people who came in canoes’)

gave ua loa

a long-distance footrace

gelegele gumi hue

fine-grained sand

gina

noun fishsp.: rainbowrunner

gohu de me

become dark (with no natural light)

gugu

adjective to have the capacity (or size or strength) for; suited to

hadu mangeo

noun cushion starfish

hagabaubau

verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately

hagadaguu

noun a small axe, hatchet

hagadau

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pronoun each other

hagadauaadea

verb to clear out a place

hagadonu muna

adjective act as an interpreter

hagaduu me

adjective miserly

hagahanahana

verb recook over and over

hagamaalama

verb brighten,illuminate

hagangadi me

verb treat as unimportant; to sacrifice (not thinking of oneself)

hai madangi

adjective passwind (flatus)

halehale dangada

noun a suspicious character

hano mouli

verb disappear alive, especially into another world

hodooligi

adjective chief (of the island)

huaahai

verb expertise

inau

verb to look for coconut crabs at night with a light

kala

adjective fragrance (esp. of food)

kave dagi de momo

take a little (or few) at a time

laaigi

noun a driftwood plant sp., with an aromaticsap which is used for perfume

labodo-tea

noun eelsp.: morayeel

laelae (gee)

adjective look (funny)

lamu dada

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

langaa lodo

adjective a sudden access of emotion

lausamua

verb untidy in appearance (esp. unshaven, with one’s hair in disorder); unkempt

llago

adjective mature (of a taro corm which can be used for food)

lugu me

adjective having a tendency to take by force

lugulugu

noun fishsp.

luuluu

verb to shake (something) back and forth

maasae

adjective hatched

malo gulu

noun barkcloth

manigangi

adjective satisfied completely in sexual intercourse

manu

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noun March

manu-de-boo

noun centipede

mmala

bitter; sour; unlucky

mmaunga

noun way of memorizing, (way of havingmemorized)

moenga

bedclothes, bedding; a place for sleeping

mougu

noun plantsp.: fleurya ruderalis (forst.f.) gaud. ex. wedd.

ngalongalo

adjective forgetful,absent-minded

niho

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odea

noon, midday

ono laangi

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noun Saturday

sabanaana

verb a phosphorescent flash in the water

salua

verb scraped (a lot taken away),peeled (alittle amount taken off),planed

sango

adjective wild (of animals scared of humans)

Seedaa

October

sila

verb look for

sili muna

adjective inquisitive (prone to ask too many questions)

sinaina

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verb having white hair

soa hagaaloha

noun a good friend

ssao

ssao

to sweep

taina aahine

noun sister

taina daane odogu dinana

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noun maternal uncle

tainadaane o dogu dinana

noun paternal uncle