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aalo lo te moana

a disturbance (local) of air

aboabo

adjective become accustomed to

aheahe

verb keep returning

ahiahi danuaa

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good evening

aloalo-mea

adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)

alohaha

noun throat (of fish only)

anengenenge

noun mollusk sp.: conus chaldaeus

angaanga dabu vae

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aude vaavaa

don’t talk about this to anyone

bagibagi de me

all of a sudden (violent actions)

balaginagina

adjective be squashed

bigibigi

adjective more-or-less close to

bilibili

verb having a tendency to be bili

bodubodu-o-uda

noun insect sp.

boi gadagada

adjective laugh all the time at nothing

bunana

adjective conjunctivitis

daahaa mada balabala

the stage of development of the coconut between mugamuga and daahaa

dababa

noun fishsp.: shark sp.

dabadaba

noun slipper lobster

dagadagasala

verb be always blamed for

dagugu

noun fishsp.: (the native term is appliedto many spp.): damselfish, snapper

dama moemoe sala

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

daumaha haangoda

noun prayer service held while visiting others’ houses

diidii ange

urinate against

dili ebuebu

verb exhalation of air under water (formingbubbles)

dilidili-dogi

noun birdsp.: polynesiantattler (heteroscelus brevipes)

dilodilonga

noun the manner in which one looks at one’s reflection or appearance

dolodolona

verb often flooded

donudonu

adjective understand somewhat

doo lodolodo

risky,unreliable

doodou

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pronoun your (plural; for singular noun)

dua hagalalo

noun fishingline of a size appropriate for the hagalalo method of fishing

duaa dodo

noun labor pains (of women in childbirth)

duu i de liiliagi

equal in status

duuduu manu

a diving plaform made from a tree stuck in a coral head

gadigadi

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noun itch

gai moumou

verb wasteful of food

gailingalinga

adjective continually wanting to eat

gaogao

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noun, preposition hip; beside

geegeno

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noun crocodile

gegeno

noun alligator,crocodile

giligili tai

noun horizon

givigivi

noun birdsp.: ruddyturnstone (arenaria interpres)

gogono

adjective moan

hagaagoago

verb cause taro to be fibrous (e.g., by theplanting method employed)

hagaahiahi

adjective wait until nearly sunset (to do something)

hagabadabaataianga

noun

hagabudubudu

verb accumulate repeatedly

hagadibadibalia

verb cause to hagadibadiba

hagadolodolongia

verb slack off on (a rope) little by little

hagamaamaalama

verb shine on continuously

hai de hilihili

verb hold an election

hakaaununu

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verb breastfeed

hala dudu

a noise like that of burning pandanus (loud crackling)

hale hongelegele

noun toilet

hale neveneve

noun spiderweb

hoe gabegabe

noun a canoe paddle (for paddling)

hohonga

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noun nest

honu baabaa

adjective fill to the brim

hooholo

verb

huaalaangi

noun noon; the whole day; a certain day only

idiidi

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noun April

ivi gaogao

noun rib

ivi gaogao

noun rib

kano avaavaa

adjective porous

lahulahu

noun birdsp.: wanderingtattler (heteroscelus incanus)

lele tua

adjective to pull a back muscle (or pinch a nerve) and thus collapse

lima lele

adjective quick to fight,short-tempered

limasisi

noun pinky finger

lolo

noun oil

lomolomosi

verb repeatedly or frequently loomosi

longolongo i leaala

rumor

loolodo

noun deep holes in the lagoon reef

luuluu haha

gargle, wash one’s mouth out

mada legalega

verb a small hole;having small openings

madamada o dangada

noun in public

madolidolia

adjective very madolidoli

magi gobegobe

adjective cold (sickness)

malalidage

adjective usedup or cleaned out completely

malangilangi ai

happy with, pleased at; appreciative

malemolemo

adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)

malili de biho

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adjective balding

manavanava gimoo

adjective panting (as when short of breath)

masolesole

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adjective abraded in several places cf. masole

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noun handheld fan

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mmasa bagubagu

adjective hard and curled up owing to dryness

mogomogo ina

muscular

molimoli taula

adjective to take hitches in a rope until it is taut (and continue to take hitches as the rope becomes slack)

molomolo iho (age)

adjective appear clearly

ngaangauda

verb habitually ngauda

ngavalivali

adjective repeatedly ngavali (as a divingboard in use)

saesaele

verb to wander around continually (doing so at present and likely to be doing so in the future)

seisei

pipefish

sigisigi mai (adu, ange)

say bad things about one to one’s face

singa sogosogo

adjective do something (e.g., work) all by oneself

soasoa

adjective increasing in number (people)

sogosogoisi

adjective

uaua nnui

noun larger blood vessels

vaivai

intensifier too; overly

vivi

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noun female genital area