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ala

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verb awaken, wake up

alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

anga-mea

noun fish sp. (= large dada)

bakau doo

noun a dislocation of the shoulder joint

basa pada

adjective speak harshly

bibi

noun mollusk sp.: cyclotinella remies, also tellinidae spp.

bogi

verb to plant taro slips

bugubugunga

noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance

buusagi

verb an eddy caused by a current

daagoli

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noun hard taro

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daane honu

noun a person of many accomplishments

dalahalu

noun plantsp.: treesp. (allophylustimorensis (dc.) bl.)

dali

noun fibers of the coconut leaf rachi

daula

verb rope (heavy); anchored (of ship)

delaa sili

that there is enough

denei muhuu

how about this one

doli de henua

to defeat all comers

duu mmea

sea cucumber species

duu taua

outbreak of war

e dee daadaaia

to be in no hurry

ga noho

after a time

gai modo

verb eat when still unripe

gaimee

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verb eat (intransitive)

ganae-oo

noun fishsp.: threadfin

ganimuumuni

noun a type of string figure

gano

noun flesh of,meat of

gano dea

the soft wood just under the bark of a tree

gau

verb lymphnodes (enlarged)

gili dabeo

verb a fungus infection of the skin, ringworm

goigoi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler(heteroscelus brevipes)

goloa de henua

noun gear of local manufacture

gu dee galemu

recovering from an illness (getting better)

haadodo

noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float

haaede

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verb measure

haahaangoda

verb to fish first in one place, then in another

hadahada ama

noun the platform fastened on top of the outrigger booms of a canoe

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hagaava

verb relieve

hagaditidi

verb to skip a stone across the water

hagagudu

verb cause to have lice (by transfer)

hagalloba ange

verb to slacken the boom sheet (of a sailing canoe).

haganna

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to calm down someone who is excited or unhappy

hagaoda-lolo

noun fishsp. (= large llahi)

hagasele age

verb make up one’s mind; lift up (in a steady motion)

hagassege i hegau

verb proscrastinate (about work); refuse to participate in work

hagassui age

eat or drink just a little bit

hai maa

adjective the relationship of spouse’s sibling tosibling’s spouse

hai me a gimoo

to act insincerely

hai me hebagi

be on the point of fighting

hale pono

noun prison, jail

hatinga

noun crook of the knee or elbow

hebolo

adjective a sign made with the eyes

hegai

adjective eat ravenously

hidi taelodo

adjective the weight (on a balance) used as a standard measurement

hongagelegele baalanga

rust

hulu made

noun the fading of one’s hair color (becoming white)

kangi de hagasaele

a quick-witted person (who realizes his goals fast)

laangi dabeo

verb a day which is rainy and stormy

lagolagohia

verb wounded in several places or all over

lao

the posterior portion of the coconut crab

lave

adjective be caught on, stuck on

leva saele

adjective vagrant (having no fixed abode)

lode

inside

longohio

verb feel

maaidigi

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noun August

maanga-de-langi

noun wormsp. (makes a spider-like thread)

maasae

adjective hatched

maavae

adjective separated (two things),divorced

mada tea gee

white as a sheet (of a person)

madaaolo

noun capital of

madadaagodo

adjective gradual slope or inclination

madalua maa dolu

number twenty three

magi i de malama

menstruation

malibilibi

adjective crack (of a whip)

maluulu

adjective cool

manamanadua

verb keep remembering

manuhi

noun hemorrhage

miili

adjective a type of game

mmano

noun thousands

moahulu

noun fishsp.: goatfish

momme

a place

muimuia

verb be muimui

naba

adjective a slip of the tongue

nebua

verb be nebu

ngadi vai

noun a coconut shell used for water storage(on fishing trips)

niho gaina

teeth with cavities

noho dodo

adjective coagulation of blood

nounu

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verb to tie a knot so that it is easily undone (by pulling one end of the string)

paibu

noun pipe

pono iho

adjective put a cover on

pungu

adjective plump

puugunga

noun the slopes of swellings or protuberances

sali

verb begin to flow (e.g. turning on a faucet)

sali de usu

runny nose

se biho

clever (scheme or trick)

ssili mada

to faint, be unconscious

taina daane madua

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noun elder brother

tama legalega

infant

tili aalanga

exhausted (physically or mentally); discouraged; completely relaxed

tolu-laangi

Wednesday (’third day’)