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aliali

noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut

aloalo gaadinga

noun the part of a coconut’s meat next to the sap

aloalo-mea

adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)

alohaha

noun throat (of fish only)

anei nei

these now

angaanga

adjective measure by spans (anga)

angaanga dabu vae

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aude vaavaa

don’t talk about this to anyone

babaiangi ina

cloudy, with clouds of the babaiangi type

bogobogo

verb pushed out of shape (as a tin can), rumpled, crumpled

budubudu

adjective crowded together

bugubugu

adjective swollen

dada soosoa

adjective to put soosoa on the canoe

dadaage

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verb raise (a flag)

daladala

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

daulooloa

adjective long time

daumaha hagalava

noun evensong (last service of the day)

daumaha hagaulu

noun the church service at which new members are accepted

deai donu angaanga

nothing at all

deledele saele

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

denaa naa loo

that seems to be it; that could be it

devedeve

adjective standing out all over (of feathers, etc.)

diilevalevanoa

noun the fifth child of a couple

dilodilonga

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

doa agalala

very big giant

dogodoganga

noun plantsp.

doo de lolomango

separated (of crude coconut oil)

duu malaelae

noun an open field (having no trees)

ebuebu

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bubbles

ebuebua

verb covered with ebuebu

gadagada

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verb laugh

gailingalinga

adjective continually wanting to eat

galevaleva

bird species

galevaleva

noun birdsp.

gasigasia

verb rubbed against,scratched

gegeno

alligator, crocodile

gelgele dea

sand

haahaango

verb wakeup (someone) insistently

hadahada ama

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

hadihadi

verb break many times or in many places

hadu-gamugamu

noun coralsp.

hagaaneane

verb console; excite sexually

hagabaubauanga

adjective to have been criticized

hagabulubulu ange

make do with

hagabungubungulia

verb cause to be expanded

hagadolodolongia

verb slack off on (a rope) little by little

hagahaahaanau

verb to help to deliver children on many occasions

hagalagolagoa

verb cause to be numerous

hagalaulau

verb make many hundreds

hagamaamaalama

verb shine on continuously

hagamaimai

verb sweeten

hagasii lolo

noun wheel

hai vaivai me

have sexual relations

halehale dangada

noun a suspicious character

haula ngongo

adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)

henua abasasa

noun land of the europeans (includingamerica, japan, etc.)

hesilisilihagi

verb repeatedly hesilihagi

holoholoi

verb the rope tied to palm fronds in belubelu fishing

huuhuu

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

isiisi luu gauanga

to tear off (a person’s) legs

laba ngaugau

noun a stalk of the elephant-ear plant (ngaungau)

laudodole

noun smallness

lausese

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noun pants

leoleo

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noun the making of sounds repeatedly; talking

libolibo ange

drunk, dizzy, crazy

limalima

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adjective dexterous; quick

lodo aheahe

adjective unstable temperamentally,inconstant

lollolo

verb oily

luu dolodolo

noun the phosphorescence on both sides of the atoll channel, marking it at night

maamaa

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verb chew

maamaalo

adjective becoming more and more maalo

magi gobegobe

adjective cold (sickness)

magimagi

adjective prone to illness

mahanahanasia

verb warmed up

maholaholadage

adjective being holadage in several places

malala

noun ashes

malibilibia

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

malulu

adjective cold (referring to temperature of something)

manavanava gimoo

adjective panting (as when short of breath)

mangamanga

adjective having many manga

manu dolodolo

noun land animal

manu-hagadigedige

noun mollusksp.: coneshell

maohaoha

adjective broken up (into many pieces or groupings)

maselesele

adjective straight-edged

menemene

noun male genital organ

moe baubau

adjective sleep without regard to remaining decently covered; die in agony

moemoe

adjective becoming more moe2

molimoli i tuu gaha

to express coconut oil out of the residue (oda) from which some oil has already been expressed

moomoa

balls of grated taro (for making huaahuu)

moumousi

adjective repeatedly being mousi

mounuunu

verb easily mounu

mudumudu-dua-beau

damselfish

ngongo

noun birdsp.: commonnoddy (anous stolidus)

nuinui

noun a sp. of driftwood (resembling aha-bagua), the core of which is used for the hoop of the flying fish net

sabanaana

a phosphorescent flash in the water

sasa gee

impetuous in act or movement(leading to frequent error)

seni ahiahi

adjective go to bed early (in the evening)

sisi

verb to move one end of something long and thin by pressure on the other end; to lift a fishing pole; to write (with a pen or pencil); cut copra

tinana odogu bodu

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noun mother-in-law

vivi

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noun female genital area