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ahiahi gohugohu

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noun dawn

alaala

noun fish sp.: jack (2 sorts) (= small tulua)

aoao

adjective continuously sufficient

baabaa luu lima

clap hands

balabalagula

adjective habitually clumsy

bangabanga mai

become skinny, become shrunken

basa baubau

verb speak badly of someone

baubau

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adjective bad

bebela

noun prowler

boiboi

adjective repeatedly displaying signs of abnormality; dizzy

bolobolo

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noun long boat-like basket made from coconut palm

bunana

adjective conjunctivitis

buusagisagi

adjective to be laden with scent (of air)

daa hagalele

verb unscheduled,unplanned

daadaaligidanga

noun the way of being moved about in the air

daangenge

verb meaty (not having much fat)

dabadaba

noun slipperlobster

dada age

verb raise (a flag)

dadango

verb repeatedly fall upon

dagodo mahamaha

adjective nice,pleasing

dahedahea

adjective drift aimlessly

daumaha hagatoo donu

noun church service of dedication (in whichthe members renew their vows)

deehee

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how

didianga

noun the manner of wearing one’s didi

dinana donu

noun natural mother

dugudugu iho

adjective a technique of massage

gaaunuunu

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noun breast, bosom

gaga

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noun dry brown husk from the branches of the coconut palm

gailingalinga

adjective continually wanting to eat

ganimuumuni

noun a type of string figure

gau looloa gaadinga

noun a bunch of fully mature coconuts

giligili

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noun stone

goononga

noun a record (set in competitive sports)

haangoda dugidugi

adjective a method of fishing (night fishing outside the reef, using hermit crabs for bait)

haau unuunu

verb breast-feed

haduhadu

verb thick (not watery)

hagabaubauanga

adjective to have been criticized

hagagaagaa

verb behave like a baby

hagaganimuli

verb to treat as a child younger than the eldest

hagagubenga

verb to teach someone to use a gubenga

hagalolo

verb to add oil (esp. coconut cream) to food

hagamaamaanadu

verb keep reminding or keep remembering

hagamalemolemo

verb

hagassui/hang gainga/hagamamane

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verb urinate (piss)

hai daadaa

adjective the relationship between siblings

hai dodo

verb bleeding profusely

hale gaugau

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noun bath house

halehale gaiaa

adjective cloying insincere humility

hesuisuihagi

verb repeatedly hesuihagi

hooholo

verb

huaamee daahaa

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noun second stage of a green coconut

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igauli-sissisi

noun fishsp.: tang

laagii baubau

noun hideous in appearance (as a ghost)

laulau

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overripe coconut apple

laulau hai daonga

noun a type of basket

lele tuli

childbirth

liholiho

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coconut fiber rope

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lili baasi gee

accuse someone (in an argument, usually between spouses) of taking sides withanother family member

lima lele

adjective quick to fight,short-tempered

limasisi

noun pinky finger

lodo malangilangi

adjective happy

lodolodo

adjective to be desirous continually

lolo manu-de-boo

noun a type of medicine (made from coconut oil and centipedes)

loulou

verb to repeatedly use a breadfruit picker; pull (a trigger)

maamaai

adjective ripening (of breadfruit only)

maamaalamangia

verb continuously maalamangia

maamaanu

remain stationary in the air (like a bird or a helicopter)

mada dabuvae

noun toenail

mada dahi

adjective having a single point or blade

magalillili

adjective frequently magalili

magimagi

adjective prone to illness

magimagiaa

adjective frequently magiaa

malillili

adjective to feel the nibbling of fish on a fishing line

maluilui

adjective turned this way and that way, turned over and over

mangunngungu

adjective the sound of something being chewed

manu dolodolo

noun animal (doesn’t include people)

masa bagubagu

adjective dry reef (at very low tide)

masimasi

noun dolphin

massagalala

noun burned (food)

me hagasengasenga

riddle, parable

mee daadaa

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noun carved object; the act of carving

moana magalili

noun a cold underwater current

molimoli

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to carry things repeatedly / in multiple trips from one place to another

mudumudu-odaoda

noun fishsp.: damselfish

muimuia

verb be muimui

nengenenge

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verb tickle; to catch an octopus by tickling it (to dislodge it from its hole)

ngaalulu

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

ngalongalo

adjective forgetful,absent-minded

ngudu maimai

adjective flattery or other communication by which one attempts to ingratiate oneself; unctuous,cloying,winsome

saelesaele

verb to wander around continually (from past time to the present)

sasau

verb increasing in velocity (of wind)

savasavaa

verb getting closer to the time (of happening)

savasavali

verb always hungry

seesee

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verb walk

sii mada daahaa

a fine jet of water

sinasinaa

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adjective white headed; old (of living things); big (of animals)

sussunubega

wrasse (fish)

suuduuduu

defecate (children’s language)

vaivai

intensifier too; overly

vaivai

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adjective watery, bad - (when followed by another word)