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alaala dangada

noun false labor pains (of a pregnant woman)

alualumia

verb sendaway

au taadaaia

verb don’t rush take it easy

bani-magevageva

noun fish sp. (rare)

belabela

verb dirty (like bela)

bibi

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

bobo

adjective rotten

daladala

adjective rough in texture (as perceived overtime); fishsp.: squirrelfish

dalinga bobo

noun having a runny ear (with pus)

dalodalosia

verb pray for

dama moemoe sala

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

dangidangi keli

adjective beg, apologize, or ask permission in an insistent manner; pray fervently; beseech

deai me hagalongolongo

do unhesitatingly

dee haihai donu

that’s for sure

dihidihi

noun fishsp.: butterflyfish (the native term is applied to many spp.)

diidiingia

verb be frequently exposed to the sun’s rays

diilevalevanoa

noun the fifth child of a couple

dolodolona

verb often flooded

dookalala

adjective stilts,walk on stilts

duu midomido

adjective an abrupt stop of a trajectory (because one end of the missile has dug into the ground, etc.)

duu-lellele

noun apodousseacucumber

duudua

noun taro plant

gaa de malala

gabigabidia

verb repeatedly held

gada-alaala

noun fishsp.: jack (like alaala)

gadigadi gauvae

adjective chattering of teeth (from cold)

gai haganamunamu

adjective eat sparingly (in order to save some food for later)

galavalava

the grains in the trunk of wood of the coconut tree which are hard, dark, and sharp

gelegele

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adjective dirty

giligili tai

noun horizon

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

haahaula age de me

become bright (with morning sunlight)

hadahada ama

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

hadu hagamogomogo

noun gem

hagaadaada

verb getting to be near daybreak

hagaaduadu iho

self-criticism

hagaagahi

verb call (someone)

hagaagoago

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

hagabalagelage

verb to have come to be unable to walk

hagabudubudu

verb accumulate repeatedly

hagadagado

hagadagado

to draft (a carving)

hagadolodolongia

verb slack off on (a rope) little by little

hagadoodoo denga muna

boast foolishly about one’s ability (when it is obvious that one is inept)

hagahanahana

verb recook over and over

hagalagolago

verb cause to increase in numbers, multiply

hagamadumadua

verb to act as though very old

hagamalemalemo

verb to swim with one’s nose barely out of the water (as do small children)

hala dudu

noun a noise like that of burning pandanus(loud crackling)

halehale dagodo

adjective guarded condition or prognosis (of a sick person); unsettled (of a situation, the weather, etc.)

heehee

adjective cry out

hodahoda

adjective gasp for breath (more than once)

huugaabungubungu

very plump

ivi gaogao

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rib

laalanga

noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)

lahalaha

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verb measure off in fathoms

lamu dada

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

laulau gai

noun a canoe used to transport food to a feast

lavalava

noun wrap skirt; sarong

lavalava

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noun wrap skirt; sarong

leoleo

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noun the making of sounds repeatedly; talking

limamalie

adjective good at massaging

limilimi

noun coralsp.: brain coral

lolo

noun oil

maahaa ada

adjective dawn (first burst of light)

maanadu bodobodo

adjective limited in intelligence

madabiebie

noun fishsp.: seabass (2 sorts: 1 large, 1 small)

madaladala

adjective easily unfastened or untied

madamada

adjective half-cooked

madamada a me

noun a miscellaneous assortment

magalili mai

flow (of tide)

malemolemo

adjective a careless diver (who is frequently almost drowned)

malingalinga

noun sideburns (of hair)

malumalu-tangohi

adjective the light after sunset; twilight (in the evening)

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manu dolodolo

noun animal (doesn’t include people)

manu-hai-hagahoa

noun millipede

maomao

adjective more and more; diminishing rainfall

me hagasaga

noun a toy (made from a dried breadfruit leaf or a disk of coconut shell) which slides when thrown

mimi

adjective urinate

moemoe

adjective becoming more moe2

momme vaivaia o ssaalenga

noun puddle

mudumudu-odaoda

noun fishsp.: damselfish

munamuna

adjective a short prayer

musumusu laa lalo

whisper softly

muumuu kaiaa

adjective to remain silent (in order to hide a misdeed of oneself or others)

ngaalulu

adjective a rattling or sloshing around inside(of something shaken)

ngaangaailu

noun hair

noho dodo

coagulation of blood

noonounu

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salasalahagi

verb repeatedly salahagi

see boiboi saele

stagger about (from a head injury), move as though unconscious

seevoivoia

verb to be in the state of seevoivoi

seseu

verb push (now and into the future)

sii valavala

adjective spray

silasila

verb look around for

sisi gaadinga

adjective to cut copra

suuduuduu

defecate (children’s language)

tangada agoago

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noun teacher

umiumidi

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verb like (someone or something), feel affection for

vaivai basa

dirty or obscene language; foulmouthed, swear