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abasasa huu

European in manner or appearance

adaadeu

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pronoun our (plural, inclusive; for plural, alienable noun)

ahiahi

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noun evening

aloalo-mea

adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)

baba iho

adjective recently settled

bala langi

noun rain

banuunu

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noun hanging basket made from coconut palm

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biho ngaalulu

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headache

bodubodu-o-uda

noun insect sp.

boobosu

adjective

bubu

adjective move about

bulubulu malo

noun rag

buusagisagi

adjective to be laden with scent (of air)

daadaaligidanga

noun the way of being moved about in the air

daadaanga

noun appearance of

daaganga

noun kind1 (of), sort (of), variety (of)

daaholi paalaaini

noun fried taro and banana biscuit

dagodo mahamaha

adjective nice,pleasing

dahi de gumigumi

shave one’s beard

dama-a-de-galabe

noun fishsp.: goby , sleeper

dangada agoago taumaha

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noun priest

dangada vai gelegele

a person of filthy appearance or habits

daudahi

adjective only,alone (just one)

daungaangalu

noun high-watermark

deehehee

verb to make a certain pattern of sounds tocall attention to oneself

dige de belubelu

a circuit made by a school of belubelu

diimadamadanoa

noun the ninth child of a couple

dinana mai i daha

stepmother

dolodolona

verb often flooded

duu malaelae

noun an open field (having no trees)

duu-lellele

noun apodousseacucumber

duudua-a-de-honu

noun seaweedsp.

e dee daadaaia

to be in no hurry

gaagaa

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noun baby

galeve maimai

noun fresh (unfermented) galeve

geevee

noun birdsp.: easternwhimbrel(numenius phaeopus)

giidada

verb misfortune which will occur in the future (as ascertained through divination)

haahaa

verb to search for in the dark; to seek blindly using only one’s hands to locate something; similarly, any action that is tentative

hagabaubau

verb criticize; cause bad feelings;scrape taro inadequately

hagalooloa

verb lengthen,prolong

hagamaamaane de lodo

cheer up (someone)

hagamulimuli

verb "this is the end" (of a chant)

hagasogosogoisi

verb

hagausiusi de me

a sky covered with rain clouds

hale hongelegele

noun toilet

halehale dangada

noun a suspicious character

halehale me

adjective a developing situation

hano de mama

escaping fumes (from a poorly sealedcontainer)

hegau baubau

noun bad deeds

hilohilo senga

adjective half-crazy

huluhulu mada

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noun eyebrow

hungahunga-a-nui

the flower of the coconut tree

labulabu sala

adjective fail to take hold of (or do) properly(leading to an accident, or other unfortunate outcome)

lahilahi

adjective fishsp.; tremendous (followed by ina)

laudodole

noun smallness

laulaunga

noun able to be hooked

lili

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adjective mad at, angry

lilolilo

adjective in a sheltered place

lima-malama

time noun may (’fifth month’)

lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

lugulugu

noun fishsp.

maamaasina

verb repeatedly lighted (esp. by moonlight)

maanadu bodobodo

adjective limited in intelligence

mada lahalaha

adjective appear to be wide

madaangahulu daalaa buni

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noun ten dollar bill

madagabubu

adjective dull (of an edge, or point)

magalili

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verb, adjective feel cold, shivering (from cold); flow (of tide)

magi eaea

adjective an eruption in a child’s mouth, said to result from improper feeding

mahaahaa

adjective

maimai

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adjective sweet

maimai ange

to have been dulled (from having been struck on a hard object)

malamalali

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adjective becoming more and more malali

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

malibilibia

adjective sharp (esp. something which causes sharp pain like a whip)

malili de biho

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adjective balding

malingalinga

noun sideburns (of hair)

maluulu de me

the weather is cold

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manu dolodolo

noun animal (doesn’t include people)

manu-mangamanga-i-lote-aasanga

noun serpentcucumber

manumanuhi

adjective frequently manuhi

mavaevae

adjective scattered

me hagasengasenga

noun riddle,parable

mimi

adjective urinate

moigaga

noun fibers of the coconut husk

moomodu

adjective ; collapse completely

ngadi diinonga

pagan gods, idols

ngalubelube

verb tremble or vibrate in the air

nganangana

adjective loud (noise) repeatedly

saesaele

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

seene malili

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noun coins

seisei

noun fishsp.: pipefish

seni alaala

adjective sleep fitfully (esp. because one is thinking about having to arise early); wakeup repeatedly owing to anxiety

sii diidii

adjective urinate

soesoe gulu

a young breadfruit tree

solasola

not homogenous or smooth (as lumpy dough, or the grated surface of taro)

suuduuduu

defecate (children’s language)

tuu mugamuga

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buttocks

velevele

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verb to clear land (or a path, etc.) of weeds and underbrush

vivi

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noun female genital area