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abasasa

noun European

aliali

noun the barely formed gelatinous layer inside the immature coconut

aloalo

verb to paddle (a canoe)

aloalo-mea

adjective becoming red (of fully mature coconut meat)

aneane

noun the physical desire of a member of the opposite sex

baabaasi

noun a fishing method (angling with the side of a flying fish as bait)

balagia a de gaga

noun fish sp., parrot fish

balala

verb the sound of sucking liquid; the sound of coitus

basa hagaeaea

adjective stutter

baubau

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adjective bad

bebe de lodo

noun state of anxiety (psychological condition)

bigibigi

adjective more-or-less close to

bodubodu

verb particles of rotting wood or thatch, etc.

bonabona age lodo

feel fearful

boo seniseni

noun a type of children’s game (played in the water, like tag)

bubu

adjective move about

bulubulu hegau

noun unimportant work

daane mada daua

noun bravest in war

dagadagai

adjective tending to dagai

dahulihuli donu

adjective be careful

dangadanga

adjective loose (not tight) ; sieve

daumaha hagalava

noun evensong (last service of the day)

de ulu hagabolebole

topmost part of any standing object

deehehee

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

dookalala

stilts; walk on stilts

dudu

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verb burn (transitive)

duu midomido

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

duu ubu haohao

noun a piece of taro cooked in a coconut shell with coconut oil

e hanuhanu i de pronoun

know something about

gadagada doo me

laugh at

gadigadi

noun itch

gaegaehala

adjective a growth of still immature breadfruiton trees

gai busibusi

verb take the bait tentatively (of fish)

gai moumou

verb wasteful of food

galagalani

adjective come close to the end of

ganoango

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adjective yellow

gelgele dea

sand

giigii

noun fishsp.: squirrelfish (= small malaugulu

gilimalali

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adjective clean

goobai dada

noun umbrella

guba-baabaa

noun fishsp.: cardinalfish

haadodo

noun the connecting pegs of the outrigger float

haduhadua

verb rocky (full of stones)

hagaaloalo-mea

verb cause to become red(of fully mature coconut meat)

hagabadabaatai

verb

hagadagadaga

verb go from one place to another, andanother, and another, etc.

hagadaubodobodo

verb shorten (time or rope)

hagahanahana

verb recook over and over

hagaholoholoi

verb to use holoholoi

hagaidaida

verb cry uncontrollably (hysterically); a disturbance of breathing

hagalele mouli

verb startle; surprise (someone)

hagasoesoe saele

adjective to walk about without greeting others

hagasogosogoisi

verb

hagavaivai

verb cause to become watery, or less viscous

haha

noun mouth odor

haha

noun mouthodor

hale neveneve

noun spiderweb

hanange

adjective go to

hanohano dua

adjective suffer a setback; almost fall; gorge oneself; stagger backwards (e.g., under load)

haula ngongo

adjective to roast ngongo (in a fire)

hiehie

noun a type of prepared food (made from breadfruit)

hine huuhua

noun pregnant woman

honu malingilingi

adjective fill to overflowing

hugahuga

noun a type of soft driftwood (used for plugs)

huluhulu mata

noun eyebrow

huuhuaa me

sorcery (made with chants)

i de -- sogosogo

apiece, each

ivi gaogao

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rib

ivi gaogao

noun rib

ivi ngongo

noun collar bone

kano avaavaa

verb porous

kave dagi de momo

take a little (or few) at a time

laalanga

noun the quality of the weave (of mat plaiting)

lamu dada

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

libolibo ange

drunk, dizzy, crazy

lolo manu-de-boo

a type of medicine made from coconut oil and centipedes

luilui togo

a measurement of land along the shore using a punt pole

luuluu haha

adjective wash one’s mouth out, gargle

maahaa

adjective daybreak

maailele

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verb die

madaduai

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noun tool used to grate coconuts

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magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

maimai ange

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

malamalama

adjective sparkly; glittery

malele

adjective completed

malemale

noun areola of the breast; a boil on the body

malillili

adjective easily made malili; to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line

mammami

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adjective delicious (general)

mogomogo ina

muscular

moni hagadeledele

noun model (or toy) canoe

muli lele

the rear tip of the turtle shell

ngadi diinonga

noun pagan gods,idols

ngadi seesee

walk barefoot, stroll

ngaungau

noun plantsp.: elephantear (alocasia)

ngongo

noun black bird species (eats fish)

obeobea

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adjective having many eyes (of the taro corm)

sausau

noun fishsp.: lion-fish

sese

verb walk

sinsia

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noun plant species with white fragrant flowers

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tainadaane o dogu dinana

noun maternal uncle