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aamanu

verb coral (growing live on the reef); coralhead

aamua

adjective high-ranking

aasasi

adjective flee (of a small school of fish)

anga

verb the span of the outstretched thumb and little finger; a measurement of one span

anga gee

turn one’s attention away from

baabaa luu lima

clap hands

basa gi lunga

speak loudly

bini daubeemala

verb a method of making flower headdresses

bini gaahanga

verb three-ply braiding (of rope)

bonabona age

become fearful

bugolo

noun coral sp.: faviid coral

bugubugunga

noun the slope of a swelling or protuberance

busi

noun cat

daa hagalele

verb unscheduled,unplanned

daahili lo te gohu

a popular (secular) song

daholaa

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noun December

dalaa ubu

noun charcoal from the coconut shell

dalebu

verb turbulent (air or seas)

danu bela

adjective spade in organic matter (to enrichtaro plantings)

dau maagau

noun a period during which many people die

dauaalu

verb always borrowing or begging

daula sele nui

noun a rope used to pull a coconut tree in the desired direction when felling it

debele

noun table

dele de gada

smile

deledele saele

adjective walk around aimlessly; be spread allover (of news)

diibanga goo dii

a game played by children (to determinewho is "it")

doha

verb to spreadout (something)

doopeva

verb trick, prank

duugia i de gai

be tired of eating a particular kind of food

duunga gima

half of a clam shell

ga dae laa huu

very, too much

gabaea

verb to hang oneself (suicide)

gaha dea

adjective having almost ripe coconuts (whose husk fibers are white)

gali ange

wound around or tied or fastened very tightly

galigi

adjective covered all over with

ganava

noun plantsp.: treesp.: cordiatree(cordia subcordata lam.)

gau ivi

verb skinny

gau looloa gaadinga

noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts

gaua

verb to have enlarged lymph nodes

gavagava

noun weather-hardened black driftwood

geegeno

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noun crocodile

gidigidi

verb short

givigivi

noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)

goloa

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noun groceries, supplies

gopai

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noun hat

gu gide huu

spoiled (having acquired a bad habit)

gubu vae

noun foot,ankle

gulabe

noun rectum

haahine

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noun, adjective women; female

haangai

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verb feed

hagabuni de henua

to call an all-island meeting

hagadidi

verb to put a grass skirt on someone else

hagaduu i luu goo

hagagainga

verb litter up

hagagalele

verb teach to galale

hagaholau

verb banish from the island (in a canoe with no paddle or food)

hagamele

verb

hagaoda-lolo

noun fishsp. (= large llahi)

hagategi kano

adjective tickled (not sexually)

hagauda i tege

carry a basket, etc., on one’s hip

hai hua laa

do indifferently

hai lodo

resentful

hai mada dabu

an avoidance relationship (between kin)

hano gaogao

adjective move sideways

hano ge

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verb leave

hhali lo te laagau

a depression in a log (an abnormal growth)

hhudi

verb pull

hodu

adjective sighted, appear

hoe

noun a canoepaddle

huaaboo

noun the whole night long

ilaila

verb having more than one ila

laangi hagamouli

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noun Saturday

lagolagoanga

noun way of being many

leia

verb be jumped upon; be landed upon

lodo baageaa

adjective weak-willed, easily tempted; excitedeasily by the opposite sex

loeaa

noun a type of game

madea

verb identify,recognize

maingaa

miss, feel the loss of, or the uselessness of, something of great value

manini

noun fishsp.: convicttang

me hai laangi

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calender

me mmilo

current (in the sea)

mmahi

adjective strong, strength, force, power,energy

mmaolunga

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adjective high

moomoa

balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)

mulu gudu

verb grab while pulling; destroy by falling on or through; break through any obstacles in one’s path

muna abo donu

truth

ngago

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noun brain

ni aha

what are these

obea

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verb to have an eye (of a taro corm)

odomalie

adjective delicious (of coconut apples only)

ogo

noun the attachment of a clam to the reef

pula-laalaa

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

saavale

noun spit, saliva

saiolo duli magaga

noun a type of string figure

sangatai

noun mollusksp.: spondylus sp.

sasa gee

impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)

seaamonga

noun a unit of (twenty) coconuts for makinghuaahuu

seseu

verb push (now and into the future)

siga de mamu

an escape of fish from a fishing net (through its holes)

tolo i nui

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noun coconut seed

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